"traction engine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: traction engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} traction engine (plural traction engines)
  1. A wheeled steam engine used to move heavy loads, plough ground or provide power at a chosen location. Wikipedia link: traction engine Synonyms: road locomotive, steam tractor Derived forms: tractioneer Related terms: traction motor, tractive effort, tractor Translations (steam engine): շոգեշարժ (šogešarž) (Armenian), lokomobiili (Finnish), höyrytraktori (Finnish), Lokomobile [feminine] (German), lokomobil (Hungarian), tarakihana (Maori), lokomobila [feminine] (Polish), lokomobil [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-traction_engine-en-noun-Q4EUYWpe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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