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tractor

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as in aircraft

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Recent Examples of tractor The model included light-duty vehicles (passenger cars and trucks), heavy-duty vehicles (delivery trucks, buses, tractor-trailers, etc), and two- and three-wheel vehicles. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026 As flags were carried through the old town during the festival’s closing parade, members of Jodlerklub Muttenz rode past on a tractor to cheers from the crowd. — ABC News, 29 June 2026 The video allegedly showed that a driver who was apparently in front of Savino swerved into the middle lane in front of a tractor-trailer to avoid a collision, the warrant affidavit said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026 Finally, perhaps the least invasive option would involve what’s known as a gravity tractor, developed by former astronaut Ed Lu (cofounder of the B612 Foundation) and his colleague Stan Love. — Govert Schilling, Scientific American, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tractor

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FireSat will help incident commanders get better information more quickly, and, unlike fire-spotting aircraft, the satellites can linger over a fire for days or weeks and aren’t hampered by high winds or smoke.

— Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
New York Harbor will host an international Parade of Sail featuring dozens of tall ships and more than 100 military aircraft in an aerial review.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of aircraft

Noun

Subtle airplane decor and international posters strive to do the same.

— USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Since energy and fuel are major cost inputs for businesses — fuel to power airplanes and transport food to grocery stores, for example — consumers have seen prices rise to varying degrees elsewhere, too.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Definition of airplane

Noun

Before the war, an average of about 110 ships transited the strait daily.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
The ship overcame the engine failure and continued flying toward a pinpoint water landing in the Indian Ocean, but SpaceX had to skip an attempt to reignite a Raptor engine in space.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

That is a long time to be in the company of the same few dozen people, day after day, flight after flight, from plane to bus to hotel to bus and back again.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Tensions began to flare earlier this month when the Houthis accused Saudi Arabia of trying to prevent an Iranian plane from carrying a Houthi delegation to Tehran for Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of plane

Noun

The plane doubles as a playset and airship and features more than 15 pieces, including a puppy companion.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Fearing that the Italians would seize credit, Amundsen teamed up with American entrepreneur Lincoln Ellsworth to purchase the airship.

— Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 May 2026

Definition of airship

Noun

Sinokor’s aggressive buying combined with a swell in oil flows to send tanker rates surging even before the US and Israeli strikes on Iran led to the effective closure of the world’s most important oil shipping lane.

— Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Riyadh largely paused shipments from its Gulf export terminals of Ras Tanura and Juaymah on March 9 after tanker traffic through Hormuz plunged due to Iranian attacks.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Definition of tanker

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