tractor

  • 11Tractor — This article is about a vehicle used in agriculture or construction. For the power unit of a semi trailer truck (articulated lorry), see tractor unit. For other uses, see Tractor (disambiguation) …

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  • 12tractor — /trak teuhr/, n. 1. a powerful motor driven vehicle with large, heavy treads, used for pulling farm machinery, other vehicles, etc. 2. Also called truck tractor. a short truck with a driver s cab but no body, designed for hauling a trailer or… …

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  • 13tractor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ agricultural, farm ▪ lawn (AmE) ▪ diesel (esp. AmE) VERB + TRACTOR ▪ drive …

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  • 14Tractor — ► adjetivo/ sustantivo 1 Que efectúa la tracción o arrastre: ■ las ruedas delanteras de este vehículo son las tractoras. ► sustantivo masculino 2 AGRICULTURA, TECNOLOGÍA Vehículo automotor cuyas ruedas o cadenas se adhieren con fuerza al terreno… …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 15tractor — Truck portion of combination or train. Also called semi, semi tractor, truck tractor, or tractor trailer. See semi tractor truck tractor …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 16tractor — noun a) A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields. b) A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi trailer or trailer.<! we dont use this in Australia not sure about UK See Also: traction, tractor beam, tractor… …

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  • 17tractor — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. traction engine, farm tractor, kerosene tractor, caterpillar tractor, cat*; see also engine 1 …

    English dictionary for students

  • 18tractor — n. to drive, operate a tractor * * * [ træktə] operate a tractor to drive …

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  • 19tractor — [17] Tractor is one of a large family of English words that come from tractus, the past participle of Latin trahere ‘pull’ (others include abstract [14], attract, contract, detract [15], distract [14], extract [15], retract, subtract, trace,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 20tractor — UK [ˈtræktə(r)] / US [ˈtræktər] noun [countable] Word forms tractor : singular tractor plural tractors a vehicle used on farms, for example to pull machines …

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