traction engine

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traction engine

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a steam-powered locomotive used, esp formerly, for drawing heavy loads along roads or over rough ground. It usually has two large rear wheels and a rope drum for haulage purposes

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traction engine - steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks

locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, engine - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

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traction engine

n → Zugmaschine f, → Dampftraktor m

traction engine n → trattrice f

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