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traction engines

traction engines is the plural of traction engine.

Meaning of traction engine

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.
    • He found a great many things to see, such as dandelions, and ants, and traction engines, and bolting horses, and furniture being removed, besides being kept busy raising his hat, and passing the time of day with people on the road, for he was a very well-bred young fellow, polite in his manners...1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 17

Questions about traction engines

What is traction engines the plural of?
Traction engines is the plural of traction engine.

Words near traction engines in the dictionary

  1. traction alopecia
  2. traction alopecias
  3. traction batteries
  4. traction battery
  5. traction engine
  6. traction engines
  7. traction motor
  8. traction motors
  9. tractional
  10. tractionally
  11. tractioned

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