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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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John Deere showed off new autonomous tractor technology in vehicles that towered over attendees.
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Kate Conger, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Family Farms is Broward County’s lone strawberry u-pick, home to 10 acres of strawberry plants, along with cows, chickens, bunnies and tractor hayrides that rumble to life on the weekends.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
And those who already purchased the tractors that dominate this category — the kinds that pull trailers across the nation’s highways, moving furniture, food and so much else — might be the wise ones.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
First planted in 1981 using French and Swiss clones, this dry-farmed organic vineyard has its own dedicated tractor and tiller to avoid spreading phylloxera between sites.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2024
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Kate Conger, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Family Farms is Broward County’s lone strawberry u-pick, home to 10 acres of strawberry plants, along with cows, chickens, bunnies and tractor hayrides that rumble to life on the weekends.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2025
And those who already purchased the tractors that dominate this category — the kinds that pull trailers across the nation’s highways, moving furniture, food and so much else — might be the wise ones.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
First planted in 1981 using French and Swiss clones, this dry-farmed organic vineyard has its own dedicated tractor and tiller to avoid spreading phylloxera between sites.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Tractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tractor. Accessed 14 Feb. 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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