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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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The horse shows stopped after 1940, which Dennis and stock show officials attributed to fewer horses used for farm work in favor of tractors and other mechanized equipment.
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
Snow pusher Also called a box plow or containment plow, a snow pusher is an attachment for skid steers, wheel loaders or tractors, meaning having access to one of these vehicles is a requirement for using a snow pusher.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
About 50 gallons of diesel fuel spilled in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, when a tractor-trailer overturned Monday afternoon, police said.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Walt’s crew did not record sound, so Foley artists at Skywalker Sound recreated the audio of tractors, hammers, saws, trowels and paddlewheels that accompany the images.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
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Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026
Snow pusher Also called a box plow or containment plow, a snow pusher is an attachment for skid steers, wheel loaders or tractors, meaning having access to one of these vehicles is a requirement for using a snow pusher.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 23 Jan. 2026
About 50 gallons of diesel fuel spilled in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, when a tractor-trailer overturned Monday afternoon, police said.
—Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Walt’s crew did not record sound, so Foley artists at Skywalker Sound recreated the audio of tractors, hammers, saws, trowels and paddlewheels that accompany the images.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Tractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tractor. Accessed 27 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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