tractive

[trak-tiv]

adjective

1. having or exerting traction; drawing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tractive¹

1605–15; < Latin tract ( us ) ( traction ) + -ive

Example Sentences

The result, Glancey writes, were lovingly cared-for locomotives that "ran like silent sewing machines", equal in acceleration and tractive effort to the first generation of diesels and electrics.

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In Mr. Norris's engine, the position of the driving-axle in front of the fire-box threw on it more of the weight of the engine, and thus increased the adhesion and the tractive power.

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A chart whereby you can find the tractive power or drawbar pull of any locomotive without making a figure.

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The slightest jerk given to the wheels when the slack is taken up is likely to cause them to spin, thereby losing all the tractive power of the drive wheels.

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The result of the observations of speeds, tractive resistances, conditions of surfaces, etc., were collected and studied in various combinations.

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