tractor

English

/ˈtɹæktə/, /ˈtɹæktɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • (agriculture) A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.
  • (US) A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.
  • Any piece of machinery that pulls something.
  • (aviation) An airplane where the propeller is located in front of the fuselage
  • (UK) A Rail Class 37|British Rail Class 37 locomotive.
  • (archaic) A metal rod used in tractoration, or Perkinism.

Etymology

Derived from Latin tractus (dragged, plundered, extracted, pulling, drawing, squandered).

Origin

Latin

tractus

Gloss

dragged, plundered, extracted, pulling, drawing, squandered

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