HyperDic: traction_engine

English > 1 sense of the expression *traction engine*:
NOUN	artifact	traction engine	steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces / surfaces other than tracks

English > *traction engine*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	steam-powered locomotive for drawing heavy loads along surfaces / surfaces other than tracks.
Broader	locomotive, engine, locomotive engine, railway locomotive	A wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
Spanish	locomóvil, máquina de tracción
Catalan	locomòbil