Thesaurus results for TRACTOR

tractor

noun

Definition of tractor

as in aircraft

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Recent Examples of tractor As flags were carried through the old town during the festival’s closing parade, members of Jodlerklub Muttenz rode past on a tractor to cheers from the crowd. — ABC News, 29 June 2026 The video allegedly showed that a driver who was apparently in front of Savino swerved into the middle lane in front of a tractor-trailer to avoid a collision, the warrant affidavit said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026 The model included light-duty vehicles (passenger cars and trucks), heavy-duty vehicles (delivery trucks, buses, tractor-trailers, etc), and two- and three-wheel vehicles. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026 Finally, perhaps the least invasive option would involve what’s known as a gravity tractor, developed by former astronaut Ed Lu (cofounder of the B612 Foundation) and his colleague Stan Love. — Govert Schilling, Scientific American, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tractor

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Noun

FireSat will help incident commanders get better information more quickly, and, unlike fire-spotting aircraft, the satellites can linger over a fire for days or weeks and aren’t hampered by high winds or smoke.

— Eric Niiler, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
New York Harbor will host an international Parade of Sail featuring dozens of tall ships and more than 100 military aircraft in an aerial review.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Definition of aircraft

Noun

Afterward, the body will travel by helicopter to the Shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, about 80 kilometers away, before flying back to Iran.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
An array of military vehicles, including a tank and a truck hauling an old helicopter, were followed by a group of eight bagpipe players along with drummers and dancers.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2026

Definition of helicopter

Noun

In an airplane-dependent America, that meant two long Lyft rides, a coach bus, and a multiday train ride for his move.

— Jordan Salama, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
Not the only mishap at JFK on Monday On Monday afternoon, a helicopter pilot reported seeing a remote control airplane fly near his aircraft.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 29 June 2026

Definition of airplane

Noun

Any monetization of the strait would be a dramatic change from the situation before the war, when commercial ships carrying 20% of the world’s oil and natural gas supply transited the waterway without fees.

— Abigail Williams, NBC news, 3 July 2026
The Navy had to wait for specialized technicians to arrive or ship massive parts across the globe to repair depots in the US, keeping combat jets grounded.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

That was until 2012, when the ever-curious Jackson got back in touch with Sakpinit at the museum requesting any information Thailand might have on the crash of a US plane in an area near Chiang Mai on November 5, 1944.

— Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Frankly, any online paramour who asks for money and yet promises a plane should be treated with extreme suspicion.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026

Definition of plane

Noun

The plane doubles as a playset and airship and features more than 15 pieces, including a puppy companion.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
Fearing that the Italians would seize credit, Amundsen teamed up with American entrepreneur Lincoln Ellsworth to purchase the airship.

— Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 12 May 2026

Definition of airship

Noun

Quesst—a needle-nosed experimental aircraft with an airframe designed to reduce the typical sonic boom to a sonic thump.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
The work addresses a longstanding challenge in lightweight airframe design by increasing structural strength and stability without adding unnecessary weight.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 22 June 2026

Definition of airframe

Noun

Sinokor’s aggressive buying combined with a swell in oil flows to send tanker rates surging even before the US and Israeli strikes on Iran led to the effective closure of the world’s most important oil shipping lane.

— Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Riyadh largely paused shipments from its Gulf export terminals of Ras Tanura and Juaymah on March 9 after tanker traffic through Hormuz plunged due to Iranian attacks.

— Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Definition of tanker

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