English Explanatory Dictionary

tractive effort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the tractive force that can be generated by a prime mover to pull a load; cardinal examples are a locomotive pulling a train, a semi-tractor pulling a trailer or a tractor pulling a plow.

Word forms

tractive effort tractive efforts

Synonyms

tractive force
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