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tractor

n. countable
A2 Elementary US //ˈtɹæktɝ// UK //tɹˈæktɐ// trac·tor Archaic

n. a powerful vehicle with large back wheels used on farms. You use it to pull heavy machines or equipment over fields.

n. a high-powered motor vehicle equipped with large, deeply treaded tires, designed to pull agricultural machinery or heavy loads. Typically features a low-speed, high-torque engine configuration.


SIMPLE

The farmer drives his tractor across the field.

CONTEXTUAL

After the heavy rain, only the tractor was strong enough to pull the truck out of the deep mud.

COMPLEX

Modern agricultural efficiency relies heavily on the tractor, which serves as a mobile power source for various implements like plows, seeders, and harvesters.

Origin

Formed from Latin tractus, perfect passive participle of trahere (“to pull”), + agent noun suffix -or.

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