Tractor Meaning
/ˈtɹæktə/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.
nounA movable coop without a floor to allow for free ranging.
Sentence Examples
The farmer keeps his tractor in the barn.
At that time she was engaged in operating a tractor.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The farmer drove his large ____ across the field to plow the soil.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The farmer spent the whole morning using his large ____ to plow the fields in preparation for the planting today.
Word Origin & History
Formed from Latin tractus, perfect passive participle of trahere (“to pull”), + agent noun suffix -or.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"On the other hand the EE type 3's have offered in a 1750 hp package, probably the most successful loco BR bought. As any crew will tell you a tractor will pull anything anywhere, and yet at the same time they were nippy enough for use on the Anglian mainlines for 20 years."
— 1995 May 23, Andrew Cooke, “Re: British Rail: At Last The 1948 Show”, in misc.transport.rail.europe (Usenet):
"With a recent email from Mike Tetlow, I found out that there were two other 37s [37252 and 37031] present that day, also shuttling between Cambridge and Kings Lynn. As you correctly observe, the pic of little me shows that I am in a Dutch liveried tractor."
— 2000 April 25, Grandpops, “Calling Norfolk tractor bashers with a good brain for numbers! Possible conclusion?”, in uk.railway (Usenet):
"EWS are also denying any rumours of tractors going to Spain, then again they denyed the rumours of tractors going to France until the contract was signed!"
— 2000 May 17, Matt, “Re: "Unfixing" Class 37s and Doncaster control (rant!!)”, in uk.railway (Usenet):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The farmer drove his large ____ across the field to plow the soil.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The farmer spent the whole morning using his large ____ to plow the fields in preparation for the planting today.