tractive force

British  

noun

1. the force measured in the drawbar of a locomotive or tractor

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Example Sentences

This is an enormous tractive force, as it would require but a mean effective pressure of 102½ lb. per square inch on the pistons to exert a pull of 10 tons.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various

Q.--What is the amount of tractive force requisite to draw carriages on railways?

From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by Bourne, John, C.E.

The tractive force per pound of mean cylinder pressure is 88.4 lb.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 by Various

The boiler pressure is 140 lb., and the tractive force per lb. of steam in the cylinder 102 lb.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 458, October 11, 1884 by Various

They inspected the powerful gasolene engines, saw how they worked the endless belts made of plates of jointed steel, which, running over sprocket wheels, really gave the tank its power by providing great tractive force.

From Tom Swift and His War Tank, or, Doing His Bit for Uncle Sam by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]