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TRACTION ENGINE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("traction engine" is a kind of...):
engine; locomotive; locomotive engine; railway locomotive (a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks)