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traction engine
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traction engine
Noun
a heavy steam-powered vehicle used, esp. formerly, for drawing heavy loads along roads or over rough ground
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Noun1.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
Translations
traction engine n → locomotora de tracción
traction engine traction n → Zugmaschine f


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