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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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The name and age of the victim, who was driving a Kubota tractor typically used in light construction or landscaping, was not released.
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
The impact, which occurred on the downslope of the southbound bridge, shattered the wall and caused the tractor to plunge into the Delaware River.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025
Blakely loved pushing her wagon, tractor rides, playing peek-a-boo, and meowing out the window at Panther the cat, the obituary continued.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 9 July 2025
Challenge a good ol’ boy on a tractor to diagram a sentence and the reaction would likely amount to a short grunt.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 10 July 2025
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Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
The impact, which occurred on the downslope of the southbound bridge, shattered the wall and caused the tractor to plunge into the Delaware River.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 July 2025
Blakely loved pushing her wagon, tractor rides, playing peek-a-boo, and meowing out the window at Panther the cat, the obituary continued.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 9 July 2025
Challenge a good ol’ boy on a tractor to diagram a sentence and the reaction would likely amount to a short grunt.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 10 July 2025
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“Tractor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tractor. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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