Thesaurus results for TRACTOR

tractor

noun

Definition of tractor

as in aircraft

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Recent Examples of tractor The girls do their solos, and Ericka flattens Paulina like a tractor mowing down a patch of dandelions. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026 The tractor-trailer’s driver was unable to avoid the sedan and crashed into it, CHP said. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Or has the cultural currency to tractor beam Taylor Swift onto the red carpet? — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 All animal pull events were canceled on Saturday and Sunday for the safety of the animals and their equipment, and all tractor and truck pulls were canceled for Saturday. — Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tractor

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Noun

The system provides information about an aircraft’s attitude, heading and position to flight-critical systems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration told CBS News and Politico that the vehicle doesn’t meet its definition of an aircraft, meaning the agency wouldn’t need to certify it as airworthy.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of aircraft

Noun

An operation in Kenscoff In the mists of the steep hills that ring southern Port-au-Prince, CNN saw one Task Force operation where helicopters manned by foreign contractors assaulted gang positions, and drones detonated amid the clatter of gunfire.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
An additional helicopter will be deployed later today, according to the Coast Guard.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of helicopter

Noun

Starlink services were cut off for objects that traveled more than 100 mph, impacting the capabilities of Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill.

— Suryatapa Chakraborty, The Hill, 15 Oct. 2026
Multiple resources were called in on the night of the shooting, including SWAT, K-9 teams, patrol officers, drones, a Denver Police Department helicopter and a Colorado State Patrol airplane.

— Jack Lowenstein, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of airplane

Noun

The ship’s 21 crew members were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Iran appears to be targeting vessels conducting ship-to-ship oil transfers around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a military institute.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of ship

Noun

An expedition to find evidence of Amelia Earhart’s missing plane near a remote island in the South Pacific has come up empty, researchers said Sunday.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026
Well outside Cuba’s territorial waters, Cuban MiGs destroyed two of the civilian planes with air-to-air missiles, killing the four occupants, the complaint said.

— David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of plane

Noun

The team continuously received the returning light while the airship drifted.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
Brown says the company plans a blimp that can stay aloft for 24 hours or more within a year, which raises the question of what an advertising airship does at night.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of airship

Noun

In the event of an emergency, a rocket deploys a nylon parachute from the airframe in seconds, allowing the plane to land safely.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026
If successful, each B-52 should be capable of carrying similar payloads of LRASM as JASSM, which currently stands at around 20 per airframe.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of airframe

Noun

Strong demand for oil, particularly from Asia, continues to provide an incentive for tanker operators to transport energy supplies from the Persian Gulf, even as security threats complicate voyages.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Smaller ships occupied other berths, and one tanker was loading at an offshore mooring, with a UAE naval corvette standing guard nearby.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tanker

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