tractor
/'træktə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A powerful motor vehicle with large rear wheels, used chiefly on farms for hauling equipment and trailers: A tractor is primarily designed for pulling or pushing heavy machinery, implements, or loads, especially in agricultural settings.
- A short truck unit with a powerful engine and a cab, designed to pull a separate trailer: In transportation, a tractor is the front part of a tractor-trailer (semi-truck) that contains the engine and driver's cab.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The farmer used the tractor to plow the field.
- The logistics company owns over fifty tractors for its long-haul freight operations.
Advanced Usage
- "Tractor beam": A term from science fiction describing a beam of energy that can pull objects, such as a spaceship, from a distance. This usage metaphorically extends from the pulling function of a tractor.
- The starship used its tractor beam to retrieve the escape pod.
- "Tractor unit": The detachable front part of an articulated lorry or semi-trailer truck.
- The driver detached the trailer and drove the tractor unit to the maintenance depot.
Variants and Related Words
- Tractor-trailer (n): A large truck consisting of a tractor unit attached to one or more trailers for transporting freight.
- The highway was closed after an accident involving a tractor-trailer.
- Agricultural tractor (n): A tractor specifically designed for farm work.
- Modern agricultural tractors often have GPS-guided systems.
Synonyms
- Farm vehicle: A general term for vehicles used in agriculture.
- Hauler: A vehicle or person that transports goods.
- Prime mover: A term for the powered vehicle that pulls a trailer.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
(Note: "Tractor" is primarily a noun and does not commonly form phrasal verbs. The following are related compound terms.) - Tractor pull: A competitive motorsport where modified tractors pull a heavy sled along a track. - He won first prize at the county fair's tractor pull event.
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no common idioms centered solely on the word "tractor.")
Noun
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a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans
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a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications
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