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1
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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Steve is promoted from a Winnebago driver to a tractor-trailer driver.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
The New Jersey Department of Transportation also enacted temporary restrictions starting Friday afternoon for tractor-trailers, empty CDL trucks, RVs, motorcycles, and passenger vehicles pulling trailers for I-78, I-80, I-280, I-287, and Route 440.
—Bill Kelly, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Hannah remembers the early weekend mornings, when chores awaited; the sight of Jon eagerly driving the tractor; the summer days spent picking up rocks and plants together to clean the pastures; the more exciting duties, usually involving the cows.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
The actor was in a limousine with six other people when a Walmart tractor-trailer hit it on the New Jersey Turnpike, leaving him with sustained severe brain trauma.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
The New Jersey Department of Transportation also enacted temporary restrictions starting Friday afternoon for tractor-trailers, empty CDL trucks, RVs, motorcycles, and passenger vehicles pulling trailers for I-78, I-80, I-280, I-287, and Route 440.
—Bill Kelly, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Hannah remembers the early weekend mornings, when chores awaited; the sight of Jon eagerly driving the tractor; the summer days spent picking up rocks and plants together to clean the pastures; the more exciting duties, usually involving the cows.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 25 Dec. 2025
The actor was in a limousine with six other people when a Walmart tractor-trailer hit it on the New Jersey Turnpike, leaving him with sustained severe brain trauma.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Tractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tractor. Accessed 6 Jan. 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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