tractor

The definition of a tractor is a large heavy-duty vehicle used for hauling a trailer and pulling agricultural and construction equipment.

(noun)

An example of a tractor is what a farmer uses to pull a hay baler through a hay field.

See tractor in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

a powerful vehicle with a gasoline or diesel engine and large rear wheels or endless belt treads, used for pulling farm machinery, hauling loads, etc.
a large, powerful truck with a driver's cab and a fifth wheel, designed to pull a trailer
an airplane with its propeller or propellers mounted in front of the engine

Origin: ModL < L tractus: see traction

See tractor in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A vehicle having a powerful gasoline or diesel motor and usually large, heavily treaded rear tires, used especially for pulling farm implements or machinery.
A truck having a cab and no body, used for pulling large vehicles such as vans or trailers.
Something that pulls or draws.
a. An airplane propeller mounted in front of the supporting surfaces.
b. An airplane having such a propeller.
A toothed mechanism that automatically advances perforated continuous-form paper through a computer printer.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin tractus

Origin: , past participle of trahere, to draw

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