Tractor

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈtræktÉ™/
• US IPA: /ˈtræktəɹ/

Origin

From Latin tractus, perfect passive participle of trahere ("to pull"), + agent noun suffix -or.

Full definition of tractor

Noun

1. (agriculture) A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.
2. (US) A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.
3. Any piece of machinery, any thing that pulls something.
4. (aviation) (aircraft configuration) An airplane where the propeller is located in front of the fuselage
5. (archaic) A metal rod used in tractoration, or Perkinism.

Related terms

• traction
• tractor beam
• tractor out
• tractor pull
• tractor trailer

Adjective

1. Having to do with tractors.
• 2012-12-01, An internet of airborne things, A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.