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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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Other options, including gravity tractors, ion beams and nuclear devices, may provide better defenses and should be the subject of serious study.
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
How is your tractor actually saving farmers money and time?
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The state’s farmers would be among those hit more severely, given the large volumes of gasoline needed to run tractors and other equipment, according to Jeffrey Michael, director of the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research.
—Sally Ho, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Lyrically, the song brims with imagery of rural living — wide open plains, John Deere tractors and glowing red sunsets — while the song’s protagonist dreams of building a family and a future in those same, slow-rolling rural settings.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
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Editorial, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
How is your tractor actually saving farmers money and time?
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The state’s farmers would be among those hit more severely, given the large volumes of gasoline needed to run tractors and other equipment, according to Jeffrey Michael, director of the University of Montana’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research.
—Sally Ho, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
Lyrically, the song brims with imagery of rural living — wide open plains, John Deere tractors and glowing red sunsets — while the song’s protagonist dreams of building a family and a future in those same, slow-rolling rural settings.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Tractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tractor. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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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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