Thesaurus results for TRACTORS

tractors

noun

plural of tractor

as in aircraft

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Recent Examples of tractors The show features displays of vintage tractors and engines along with tractor rides, wagon rides, exhibitors, food, live music and a daily parade. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025

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Noun

In addition to the main event, there will also be a prerace show and flyovers of military aircraft, which swooped and boomed over the city during the July Fourth celebrations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Similar experiments have already shown that photons can be transmitted from aircraft to ground stations, pointing toward mobile and satellite-based quantum networks.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of aircraft

Noun

Children swim as ships are seen anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on August 10, 2026 off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
State officials say keeping the Coronado Bridge physically sound is crucial to the region and the nation because the bridge’s navigational channels are used by Navy aircraft carriers and cargo ships from the National City Marine Terminal.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of ships

Noun

Ships book slots to transit, similar to how passengers book seats on airplanes in advance.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
On that terrible day, millions of Americans witnessed airplanes flying into buildings, people jumping off skyscrapers, and the Twin Towers collapsing with thousands of innocents inside.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of airplanes

Noun

Elsewhere the family notice how quickly the stars become visible when planes, helicopters and pollution disappear.

— Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Miller rushed to the smoking deck and began firing an anti-aircraft gun (despite not being trained to use it) at the planes, and helped carry wounded sailors to safety.

— Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of planes

Noun

However, when using vinyl liners, the seams between the sections of a liner can often be visible.

— Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Just be sure to look for liners topped with rust-resistant metal grommets, as a trail of rust streaking your liner is unsightly.

— Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2026

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