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a
: a 4-wheeled or tracklaying automotive vehicle used especially for drawing farm equipment
b
: a smaller 2-wheeled apparatus controlled through handlebars by a walking operator
2
: an airplane having the propeller forward of the main supporting surfaces
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Currently, most trailer moves are done with diesel tractors.
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Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
What’s problematic is that Sherald’s instinct for pristine surfaces — which adds so much allure to her images of clothing — makes the tractor look as blandly commercial as an item in a mail-order catalog.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 15 May 2025
John Deere also uses AI in its latest self-driving tractors.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
In fact, Reynolds, Lively, Vision’s Sloane and the NYT are all hoping to be cut loose from Baldoni’s legal tractor beam.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 May 2025
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Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
What’s problematic is that Sherald’s instinct for pristine surfaces — which adds so much allure to her images of clothing — makes the tractor look as blandly commercial as an item in a mail-order catalog.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 15 May 2025
John Deere also uses AI in its latest self-driving tractors.
—Matt Alderton, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2025
In fact, Reynolds, Lively, Vision’s Sloane and the NYT are all hoping to be cut loose from Baldoni’s legal tractor beam.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 May 2025
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“Tractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tractor. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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tractor
noun
trac·tor
ˈtrak-tər 
1
: a vehicle that has large rear wheels or moves on tracks and is used especially for pulling farm implements
2
: a short truck with no body used in combination with a trailer for hauling freight
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