tractive effort

== English == === Noun === tractive effort (plural tractive efforts) (engineering, rail transport) the tractive force that can be generated by a prime mover to pull a load; cardinal examples are a locomotive pulling a train, a semi-tractor pulling a trailer or a tractor pulling a plow. ==== Synonyms ==== tractive force ==== Coordinate terms ==== thrust (the analogue for aircraft engines, rocket engines, and watercraft propulsion) torque (moment of force) (the analogue in rotational reference)