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a
: a 4-wheeled or tracklaying automotive vehicle used especially for drawing farm equipment
b
: a smaller 2-wheeled apparatus controlled through handlebars by a walking operator
2
: an airplane having the propeller forward of the main supporting surfaces
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Heavy traffic was reported in Broward during the Tuesday morning commute after a crash involving a car and tractor-trailer on an on ramp to the Florida's Turnpike, according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP).
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Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The increasing connection between Chancalay, Pereyra and Yeboah takes the tractor beam attention off of James Rodriguez.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
By game time, the snow had stopped falling and the Rockies’ grounds crew had used tractors and shovels to remove what had accumulated.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Before cops arrived, the tractor-trailer driver ran off, abandoning his truck.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
The increasing connection between Chancalay, Pereyra and Yeboah takes the tractor beam attention off of James Rodriguez.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
By game time, the snow had stopped falling and the Rockies’ grounds crew had used tractors and shovels to remove what had accumulated.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Before cops arrived, the tractor-trailer driver ran off, abandoning his truck.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Tractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tractor. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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tractor
noun
trac·tor
ˈtrak-tər 
1
: a vehicle that has large rear wheels or moves on tracks and is used especially for pulling farm implements
2
: a short truck with no body used in combination with a trailer for hauling freight
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