noun Etymology: Late Latin ~-, protractio act of drawing out, from protrahere Date: 1535 the act of protracting ; the state of being protracted, the drawing to scale of an area of land
PROTRACTION
Meaning of PROTRACTION in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012