tractor

noun

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trac·tor | \ ˈtrak-tər

Definition of tractor

1a : 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

c : truck entry 1 sense 1b

2 : an airplane having the propeller forward of the main supporting surfaces

Examples of tractor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The sedan managed to drive about three miles southbound in the wrong direction before crashing head-on with a tractor-trailer just north of the Terwilliger Boulevard freeway entrance. — oregonlive, 17 Jan. 2022 The ammo — obtained from a business in Oregon — and body armor were packaged and loaded into a tractor-trailer, bound for Mexico, investigators said. — Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2022 The man driving the tractor-trailer had minor injuries and his passenger was not hurt. — Kaila White, The Arizona Republic, 13 Jan. 2022 In July 2017, 10 undocumented immigrants died when dozens of them were found packed in an overheated tractor-trailer in San Antonio. — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 9 Jan. 2022 Virginia State Police said a tractor-trailer jackknifed on I-95 at 8:20 a.m. Monday, marking the beginning of the backup. — Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2022 At least one tractor-trailer slid sideways across the highway. — New York Times, 4 Jan. 2022 The impasse began when a tractor-trailer jackknifed in the ice and snow, causing a chain reaction of other commercial vehicles losing control and becoming disabled in the traffic lanes, state police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said Tuesday. — CBS News, 4 Jan. 2022 Also late Thursday, a pedestrian on I-85 was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer, according to Gwinnett County police. — Alexis Stevens, ajc, 3 Jan. 2022

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