Meaning & use
tractor
A powerful motor vehicle with large rear wheels, used to pull farm machinery or heavy loads.
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The farmer drove the tractor across the field to plow before planting season.
A tractor pulled the trailer of hay bales down the narrow country lane.
A note on using this word
In American English, 'tractor-trailer' refers to the large truck cab that pulls a separate freight trailer.
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