tractive effort

English

Noun

tractive effort (plural tractive efforts)

  1. (engineering, rail transport) the tractive force that can be generated (by a locomotive) and used to pull a train.
    • 1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co.
      Consequently, they developed articulateds capable of exerting 7500 drawbar horsepower or a starting tractive effort of 170,000 pounds.
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