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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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According to the warrant affidavit, Garrison asked troopers to retrieve a medicine bag from the tractor-trailer.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Today, however, farmers prefer motorcycles and tractors.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Outside a stone farmhouse, a tractor was partly obscured by an orchard that had erupted in white blossoms.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Some of the tractors that were damaged date back to the 1920s and 1930s.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 8 June 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Today, however, farmers prefer motorcycles and tractors.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
Outside a stone farmhouse, a tractor was partly obscured by an orchard that had erupted in white blossoms.
—Jessi Jezewska Stevens, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Some of the tractors that were damaged date back to the 1920s and 1930s.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 8 June 2026
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“Tractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tractor. Accessed 13 Jun. 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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