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tractor
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trac·tor  (trktr)
n.
1. A vehicle having a powerful gasoline or diesel motor and usually large, heavily treaded rear tires, used especially for pulling farm implements or machinery.
2. A truck having a cab and no body, used for pulling large vehicles such as vans or trailers.
3. Something that pulls or draws.
4.
a. An airplane propeller mounted in front of the supporting surfaces.
b. An airplane having such a propeller.
5. A toothed mechanism that automatically advances perforated continuous-form paper through a computer printer.

[From Latin tractus, past participle of trahere, to draw.]

tractor [ˈtræktə]
n
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a motor vehicle used to pull heavy loads, esp farm machinery such as a plough or harvester. It usually has two large rear wheels with deeply treaded tyres
2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a short motor vehicle with a powerful engine and a driver's cab, used to pull a trailer, as in an articulated lorry
3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) an aircraft with its propeller or propellers mounted in front of the engine
[from Late Latin: one who pulls, from trahere to drag]

traction, tractor - Traction and tractor trace back to Latin tractus, "drawing, pulling," and trahere, "draw, pull."
See also related terms for pulling.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tractor - a wheeled vehicle with large wheelstractor - a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications
bulldozer, dozer - large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground
self-propelled vehicle - a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion
skidder - a tractor used to haul logs over rough terrain
2.tractor - a truck that has a cab but no bodytractor - a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans
motortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
Translations
tractor [ˈtræktəʳ]
A. Ntractor m
B. CPD tractor drive Ntractor m
tractor driver Ntractorista mf
tractor feed Narrastre m de papel por tracción

tractor [ˈtræktər] ntracteur m
tractor-trailer [ˌtræktərˈtreɪlər] n (US)semi-remorque m

tractor
n
Traktor m, → Trecker m, → Zugmaschine f
(of truck)Sattelschlepper m

tractor:
tractor driver
nTraktorfahrer(in) m(f), → Traktorist(in) m(f)
tractorfeed
n (Comput) → Traktor m
tractor-trailer
n (Aut) → Sattelzug m

tractor [ˈtræktəʳ] ntrattore m

tractor
n tractor [ˈtrӕktə]
a motor vehicle for pulling especially agricultural machinery I can drive a tractor. trekker تراكْتور، جَرّار زِراعي трактор traktor traktor der Traktor τρακτέρ tractor traktor تراکتور traktori tracteur טְרַקטוֹר ट्रैक्टर traktor traktor traktor dráttarvél trattore トラクター 트랙터 traktorius traktors traktor tractor traktor traktor tractor tractor трактор traktor traktor traktor traktor แทรกเตอร์ traktör 拖拉機 трактор ٹريکٹر، ايک قسم کي زراعتي گاڑي máy kéo

tractor جرار traktor traktor Traktor τρακτέρ tractor traktori tracteur traktor trattore トラクター 트랙터 tractor traktor traktor tractor, trator трактор traktor รถแทรกเตอร์ traktör máy kéo 拖拉机


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