tractor

trac·tor

 (trăk′tər)

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.

a. An airplane propeller mounted in front of the supporting surfaces.

b. An airplane having such a propeller.

4. A toothed mechanism that automatically advances perforated continuous-form paper through a computer printer.

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

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tractor

(ˈtræktə)

n

1. (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. (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. (Aeronautics) an aircraft with its propeller or propellers mounted in front of the engine

[C18: from Late Latin: one who pulls, from trahere to drag]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

trac•tor

art at trader

(ˈtræk tər)

n.

1. a powerful motor-driven vehicle with large, heavy treads, used for pulling farm machinery, other vehicles, etc.

2. a short truck with a driver's cab but no body, designed for hauling a trailer or semitrailer.

3. something used for drawing or pulling.

4. an airplane with a propeller mounted at the front, so as to exert pull.

[1855–60; < Latin trac-, variant s. of trahere to pull, draw + -tor -tor]

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

traction, tractor - Traction and tractor trace back to Latin tractus, "drawing, pulling," and trahere, "draw, pull."

See also related terms for pulling.

Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tractor - 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 body; used for pulling large trailers or vans motortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling

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Translations

تراكْتور، جَرّار زِراعيجَرَّار

traktor

traktor

TraktorSattelzugmaschineSchlepper

τρακτέρ

tractor

traktorivetoautovetolaiteveturi

tracteur

traktor

traktor

dráttarvél

trattore

トラクター

트랙터

traktorius

traktors

tractor

traktor

traktor

trator

трактортягачтрактор-тягач

traktor

traktor

traktor

รถแทรกเตอร์

traktör

máy kéo

拖拉机

tractor

[ˈtræktəʳ]

A. N → tractor m

B. CPD tractor drive N → tractor m
tractor driver N → tractorista mf
tractor feed N → arrastre m de papel por tracción

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tractor

[ˈtræktə^r] n → tracteur mtractor-trailer [ˌtræktə^rˈtreɪlə^r] n (US) → semi-remorque m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tractor

n

→ Traktor m, → Trecker m, → Zugmaschine f

(of truck) → Sattelschlepper m

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tractor

:

tractor driver

n → Traktorfahrer(in) m(f), → Traktorist(in) m(f)

tractorfeed

n (Comput) → Traktor m

tractor-trailer

n (Aut) → Sattelzug m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tractor

[ˈtræktəʳ] n → trattore m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tractor

(ˈtrӕktə) noun

a motor vehicle for pulling especially agricultural machinery. I can drive a tractor. trekker تراكْتور، جَرّار زِراعي трактор trator traktor der Traktor traktor τρακτέρtractor traktor تراکتور traktori tracteurטרקטור ट्रैक्टर traktor traktor traktor dráttarvél trattore トラクター 트랙터 traktorius traktors traktor tractortraktortraktor ټیګټر، ټراکټور tractor tractor трактор traktor traktor traktor traktor แทรกเตอร์ traktör 拖拉機 трактор ٹريکٹر، ايک قسم کي زراعتي گاڑي máy kéo 拖拉机

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

tractor

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

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

trac·tor

n. tractor, instrumento o máquina usada para aplicar tracción.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012