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traction engine

(Automotive Engineering) a steam-powered locomotive used, esp formerly, for drawing heavy loads along roads or over rough ground. It usually has two large rear wheels and a rope drum for haulage purposes

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traction engine - steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces other than tracks

locomotive, locomotive engine, railway locomotive, engine - a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

Translations

trattore trazione

traction engine

n → Zugmaschine f, → Dampftraktor m

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traction engine

n → trattrice f

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