Thesaurus results for TRACTOR

tractor

noun

Definition of tractor

as in aircraft

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Recent Examples of tractor The Leao Tires subbrand has a huge range of truck, bus, and tractor tires for everything from daily driving on pavement to slow crawling through muddy farm fields. — Michael Febbo, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026 One driver is dead after a collision Wednesday afternoon involving tractor-trailers and trucks that closed southbound Highway 99 south of Galt, according to the California Highway Patrol. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Outbound shipments will similarly be transported primarily by tractor-trailer trucks for regional and long-distance distribution. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026 The driver of the 2001 Kenworth tractor-trailer tanker was not injured. — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tractor

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In January 2025, an American Airlines regional jet collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan Washington National Airport, killing all 67 people aboard the two aircraft.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
The researchers focused on a specific material used in aircraft and train interiors, including passenger-cabin flooring.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of aircraft

Noun

Images showed him being evacuated by helicopter, with an army medic checking on him during the flight.

— Shristi Kafle, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Eleven water-dropping planes and helicopters assisted 85 firefighters in an effort to contain the blaze, which remained at some distance from the viewing area at Athens Flying Week, an annual air show.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of helicopter

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Time failed a father of a young man who, 25 years ago Friday, was among the first victims of the mass murderers who turned airplanes into missiles aimed at American pillars of economic and military might.

— Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
There is an entire section about Steinbeck’s mother taking an airplane (which Kazan adores).

— Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of airplane

Noun

Forests delivered lumber to build ships and barrels for transporting goods that allowed the United States to become a global trading power.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
The Panama Canal Authority has already begun to restrict the number and size of ships allowed to pass in 2026.

— Steven Paton, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

Brown says the company plans a blimp that can stay aloft for 24 hours or more within a year, which raises the question of what an advertising airship does at night.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Emphasizing that any drone can be a threat in a restricted area, the FBI referred to an incident last year during the LA fires when a man flew his drone into a Super Scooper water dropping airship, grounding it for five days.

— Tom Wait, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of airship

Noun

Aerodynamic forces stay within safe limits without twisting the airframe.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
Although the plane flew under the Amazon Prime Air branding and network, the e-commerce giant does not hold the air operator certificate or maintenance responsibility for the airframe.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of airframe

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