tractive effort
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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.
- 1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co.:
- Consequently, they developed articulateds capable of exerting 7500 drawbar horsepower or a starting tractive effort of 170,000 pounds.
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
- thrust (the analogue for aircraft engines, rocket engines, and watercraft propulsion)
- torque (moment of force) (the analogue in rotational reference)