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Traction engine   /trˈækʃən ˈɛndʒən/   Listen
Traction engine

noun
1.
Steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks.





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"Traction engine" Quotes from Famous Books



... to fate and this Juggernaut of a man who rolled other people's feelings flat with no more compunction than a traction engine. ...
— Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker • Marguerite Bryant


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