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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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After weeks of tractor blockades along major highways and border crossings that caused traffic and transportation chaos, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with farmer representatives last month.
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ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
Freedom 250 has so far spent $10 million retrofitting six tractor-trailer trucks with mobile history exhibits created in partnership with Hillsdale College, a private conservative Christian school, and PragerU, a conservative media organization.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
His village, like many in the path, has virtually no infrastructure—few shops, limited restaurant service and rural roads that may be shared with harvest tractors in mid-August.
—Ryan Craggs, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
An organic farmer might use a tractor, a harvester, or a milking machine but avoid harmful fertilizers, pest controls, or animal growth hormones.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 13 Feb. 2026
Freedom 250 has so far spent $10 million retrofitting six tractor-trailer trucks with mobile history exhibits created in partnership with Hillsdale College, a private conservative Christian school, and PragerU, a conservative media organization.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026
His village, like many in the path, has virtually no infrastructure—few shops, limited restaurant service and rural roads that may be shared with harvest tractors in mid-August.
—Ryan Craggs, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
An organic farmer might use a tractor, a harvester, or a milking machine but avoid harmful fertilizers, pest controls, or animal growth hormones.
—Annie Levin, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Tractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tractor. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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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