tractive efforts

A form of tractive effort — 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.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tractive effort
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