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tractor

[ trak-ter ]

noun

  1. a powerful motor-driven vehicle with large, heavy treads, used for pulling farm machinery, other vehicles, etc.
  2. Also called truck tractor. a short truck with a driver's cab but no body, designed for hauling a trailer or semitrailer.
  3. something used for drawing or pulling.
  4. Aeronautics.
    1. a propeller mounted at the front of an airplane, thus exerting a pull.
    2. Also called tractor airplane. an airplane with a propeller so mounted.


tractor

/ ˈ³Ù°ùæ°ì³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a motor vehicle used to pull heavy loads, esp farm machinery such as a plough or harvester. It usually has two large rear wheels with deeply treaded tyres
  2. a short motor vehicle with a powerful engine and a driver's cab, used to pull a trailer, as in an articulated lorry
  3. an aircraft with its propeller or propellers mounted in front of the engine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tractor1

1855–60; < Latin trac-, variant stem of trahere to draw, pull + -tor -tor
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tractor1

C18: from Late Latin: one who pulls, from trahere to drag
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He said: "There were four tractors, old-fashioned open-to-the-elements style and they were being escorted by two Range Rovers."

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A good example of this are the dozens of tractors on Whitehall as farmers in their thousands made their views known about changes to inheritance tax.

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Ahead of the big protest, motorbike riders pulled up outside the National Assembly, facing off against the tractors surrounding a camp of pro-government counter-protesters.

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Outside, clubhouse workers filled two huge tractor trailers bound for Dodger Stadium and an oversize moving van with equipment headed for Japan.

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Her father's depicted the blue tractor he had on his farm and the motif of the silver band of which he was a member for most of his life.

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