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• Drive at a reduced speed when visibility and traction are poor.From the entry drive at
• Consoles continue to gain traction in the video game market.From the entry console
• Testers reported the locomotive as very surefooted and said it did not lose traction.2024 June 12, Pip Dunn, “Network News: Class 93 tri-mode completes first UK main line tests”, in RAIL, number 1011, page 6. From the entry surefooted
• This could be alopecia areata (patchy hair loss), traction alopecia (strained hair loss) or another form.2024 March 31, Glen Jankowski, “Alopecia in art history: The many ways women’s hair loss has been interpreted”, in CNN, archived from the…. From the entry areata
• Weaponised incompetence is a non-clinical term that has gained traction over the past decade.2024 June 4, Kellie Scott, “What is weaponised incompetence and how does it affect sharing the load in the home?”, in ABC News. From the entry weaponised incompetence
• Popular in Asia for some years, VTubing has only recently gained traction in the U.S.2022 September 26, Ann-Marie Alcántara, “They’re Internet Famous But Remain Anonymous”, in The Wall Street Journal. From the entry VTubing
• In the short to medium term, there appears to be no practical alternative to petroleum-based traction power.2020 May 6, Prof. Andrew McNaughton, “Time to challenge some sacred philosophies of recent years”, in Rail, page 35. From the entry long-distance
• When AC traction was being introduced this was recognised as a threat to track circuits.2019 October, Roger Ford, “Power failure highlights specification confusion”, in Modern Railways, page 27. From the entry running rail
• Since then, the levidrome has been gaining traction around the world.2018 January 29, “B.C. boy's invented word gaining traction, celebrity endorsements”, in CTV News, archived from the original on 27 Jan 2018. From the entry levidrome
• Financially, behaviourally and organisationally bonkers, this idea is gaining traction on the bien pensant left.2017 March 13, Will Hutton, “Utopia for Realists: And How We Can Get There by Rutger Bregman – review”, in The Guardian. From the entry bien pensant
• Comparing the traction capabilities of a rubber belt track with wheeled equipment tires.2017, Owen C. Duffy, Gus Wright, Scott A. Heard, Fundamentals of Mobile Heavy Equipment. From the entry belt track
• It is in these conversations that the rubber hits the road, where the plan gets traction.2011, Kevin Murray, The Language of Leaders, →ISBN. From the entry the rubber hits the road
• However, sensing the available traction may actually be more important to a drifter.2006, Paul Morton, How to Drift: The Art of Oversteer, page 32. From the entry drifter
• Other examples include a fluid called "slickem" that causes a loss of traction.2000 January, Paul S Patterson Jr, “Should DOD Integrate Nonlethal and Lethal Weapons Program”, in Defense Technical Information Center. From the entry slickem
• One of the more unusual forms of electric traction used by the Bundesbahn is the battery-electric railcar.1960 November, P. Ransome-Wallis, “Modern motive power of the German Federal Railway: Part Three”, in Trains Illustrated, page 676. From the entry battery-electric
• Teams of about seven pairs of horses, or mules, or traction engines, are used.1914 April, W[illard] W[ebster] Eggleston, “A Trip to Stanislaus Forest, California. (Abstract.)”, in Bulletin, number 9, Burlington, Vt.…. From the entry wheelhorse
• Several important consequences result from this difference between steam and electric traction.1909, Thomas Conway (Jr.), The Traffic Problems of Interurban Electric Railroads, page 7. From the entry interurban
• The only engine having a design adapted for heavy traction work.1909 November, The Irrigation Age, volume XXV, number 1, Chicago, page 6. From the entry undermounted
• I think drivers like driving different traction, and there might also be a 'change is as good as a rest' element.2022 September 21, Brendan Rice, “Ready for inspection”, in RAIL, page 61. From the entry a change is as good as a rest
• Backward traction on the capsular flap forms the basis of a predictable technique for rescuing the capsulorrhexis from a radial tearout.2022, Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker, Ophthalmology, page 354. From the entry capsulorrhexis
• Pre-mortems have gained traction among military planners as way to overcome placing too much confidence in their own plans.2004 November, Troy S. Thomas, “5. Anticipating Actions”, in Beneath the Surface: Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace for…. From the entry pre-mortem
• On the subject of environments, our anatomically contoured houndstooth design provides exceptional traction on all terrains and in all weather conditions.1982 -, Women's Sports - Volume 4, Issues 7-12, page 64. From the entry downstrike
• The diesel engines and traction equipment from S.R. multiple-units and traction motors from electric trains are also overhauled at Eastleigh.1961 March, C. P. Boocock, “The organisation of Eastleigh Locomotive Works”, in Trains Illustrated, page 159. From the entry traction motor
• Diesel traction on the "Golden Arrow" - diverted via Chatham because of Sunday engineering work in Sevenoaks Tunnel.1961 April, Trains Illustrated, page 250, photo caption. From the entry steam-heat
• The four traction motors are connected permanently in parallel.1960 February, “High-Voltage Electric Locomotives for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 123. From the entry rectified
• Naturally the forms of traction occupy Mr.1959 May, G. F. Fiennes (reviewer), “New Reading on Railways: British Railways Today and Tomorrow. By G. Freeman Allen. Ian Allan. 25s.”…. From the entry electrifier
• On the three major railway systems of Ireland, changeover to diesel traction has continued apace during the past year.1958 May, “Diesel Railcars for Ireland”, in Railway Magazine, page 351. From the entry apace
• Additional warning lights are provided to indicate diesel engine shut-down, traction motor blower failure or high engine cooling water temperature.1958 June, “Main-Line Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 395. From the entry shut down
• The phrase has recently gained traction online – popping up in girlbossy workplace features, therapy advice sites, and YouTube videos about “femcels”.2023 March 12, Eloise Hendy, “Is there really such a thing as ‘toxic femininity’?”, in The Independent. From the entry girlbossy
• As his doomposts have gained traction it's important to note that Girkin needs to be watched as a political actor rather than as an analyst.2022 December 7, Alexander Clarkson, Twitter. From the entry doompost
• Harmonics of the switching frequency would appear in the traction return currents in the running rails and, potentially, this would cause wrong-side track circuit failures.2019 October, Roger Ford, “Power failure highlights specification confusion”, in Modern Railways, page 27. From the entry running rail
• My suggestion would be to electrify the uphill bits only, in each direction, and to use diesel traction when coming down the other side.2016 December 9, Andrew Clarke, “Re: Great Western Railway warns of slower journeys on new trains”, in uk.railway (Usenet), retrieved 10…. From the entry knitting
• Mantyhose have been popular in Europe – that bastion of progressive, gender-neutral fashion – for years, but have only recently gained traction in the U.S.2012 March 8, Allison Berry, “Introducing Mantyhose. Yes, Mantyhose.”, in Time. From the entry mantyhose
• The answer to the latter was electricity, and we have seen how electric traction had become established by the late nineteenth century.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 86. From the entry deep-level
• Because of the usual dorsal approach, the lateral and medial rectus muscles are secured by sutures, and with traction, can proptose the globe forward.2011, Kirk N. Gelatt, Janice P. Gelatt, Caryn Plummer, Veterinary Ophthalmic Surgery, →ISBN, page 378. From the entry proptose
• Underwrap should not be used, because adequate traction to support the joint can only be achieved by taping directly to the skin.2011, Paul S. Auerbach, Wilderness Medicine, →ISBN, page 365. From the entry underwrap
• Slide air splint up your arm then grasp victim in a handlock while assisting first aider to apply traction to the arm.1988, Brent Q. Hafen, First Aid for Health Emergencies, page 292. From the entry handlock

Meaning of traction

1. noun The act of pulling something along a surface using motive power.
2. noun The condition of being so pulled.
3. noun Grip.

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Questions about traction in a sentence

How do you use traction in a sentence?

Traction is used as a noun and verb. For example: “I could not get any traction in trying to push through the legislation.”

What is a short sentence with traction?

“Naturally the forms of traction occupy Mr.”

What does traction mean?

Traction means the act of pulling something along a surface using motive power.