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单词 tractor
释义 trac·tor
\ˈtraktə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin tractus (past participle of trahere to draw, pull, drag) + -or — more at draw
1.
 a. archaic : either of the pair of metal rods used in tractoration
 b. : an instrument used to exert traction on a body part or tissue (as in surgical procedures)
2. : an apparatus or device for the draft or sometimes propulsion of another body: as
 a. : traction engine 1
 b.
  (1) : a 4-wheeled or caterpillar-tread rider-controlled automotive vehicle used especially for drawing agricultural or other implements or for bearing and propelling such implements
  (2) : a smaller 2-wheeled apparatus controlled through handlebars by a walking operator and used similarly with gardening and lawn implements
 c. also tractor truck : a motive power unit in the form of a truck with short chassis and no body used in a combination highway freight vehicle — see full trailer, semitrailer
 d. : a small harbor tug (as one designed to draw barges) — called also marine tractor
3. also tractor airplane : an airplane having the propeller forward of the main supporting surfaces — compare pusher
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