tractor

/'træktə/

Thân thiện

A farmer drives a tractor across a field.

Definition

1. 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.")

Học thuật

Noun

1. a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans
2. a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications