| 单词 | traction engine |
| 释义 | traction engine in British Englishnoun 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 traction engine in American Englishnoun a locomotive operating on surfaces other than tracks and pulling heavy loads, as fallen logs Word origin [1855–60]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, pickup, pipeline, specialistExamples of 'traction engine' in a sentence |
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