TRACTION


Meaning of TRACTION in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

control

Mercedes' traction control system is standard.

At the forefront is a traction control system.

Which does beg the question-why does it have traction control ?

engine

The steam traction engine is not forgotten and many interesting photographs of vehicles used by associated companies during this time are included.

South of Guildford he got stuck behind a road-train of three steam traction engines hauling a low bogey.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Rubber soles give the shoes better traction .

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Bigfoot gets better traction off the line and vaults the moguls, arriving first at the turn.

Centre-stage of the final weekend's events were two grand locomotive cavalcades each day which combined both steam and diesel traction .

It is important to keep the wheels rolling; rolling wheels have traction .

Locked-up wheels have no traction and slide.

The line ran several combinations of preserved diesel traction over its tracks during the two-day event.

The practical result is improved traction and vehicle handling on slippery roads.

The rigidity and traction of the EBs was far superior to spongy plimsolls.

Your front wheels are sliding; you must regain traction , grip.

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