non-traction

adjective

Not for traction (motive power).

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Meanings

adjectivenon-traction (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot for traction (motive power).

    Each four-car set is made up of: a 35¾-ton battery driving trailer open second, which also carries on its underframe the batteries, and battery-charging and compressor rectifiers and a compressor to provide energy for a variety of non-traction purposes; [...].

    1959 June, “The opening of the Colchester-Clacton-Walton electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 307

Origin

From non- + traction.

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APA

non-traction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-traction

MLA

“non-traction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-traction. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-traction,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-traction.

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