tractive force
noun
the force measured in the drawbar of a locomotive or tractor
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How to use tractive force in a sentence
If H could be increased without limit, so also could the tractive force.
The tractive force was, of course, the Eskimo dogs, and sledges were the means of transportation.
The North Pole | Robert E. PearyThe boiler pressure is 140 lb., and the tractive force per lb.
The tractive force per pound of mean cylinder pressure is 88.4 lb.
This is an enormous tractive force, as it would require but a mean effective pressure of 102½ lb.
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