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rimpull

rimpull noun: the amount of tractive force located where the driving wheels contact the surface on which they travel.

Noun

rimpull (plural rimpulls)

  1. The amount of tractive force located where the driving wheels contact the surface on which they travel.
    • With the double-reduction hubs we were double the available wheel power, or rimpull, so we should have been able to double the load.2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 180

Forms of rimpull

pluralrimpulls

Origin of rimpull

From rim (“of a wheel”) + pull (noun).

Questions about rimpull

What does rimpull mean?
Rimpull means the amount of tractive force located where the driving wheels contact the surface on which they travel.
What part of speech is rimpull?
Rimpull is a noun.
What is the plural of rimpull?
The plural of rimpull is rimpulls.

Words near rimpull in the dictionary

  1. rimpled
  2. rimples
  3. rimpling
  4. rimption
  5. rimptions
  6. rimpull
  7. rimpulls
  8. rimrock
  9. rimrocked
  10. rimrocking
  11. rimrocks

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