traction
ਜ਼ੋਰ
definition
noun
a primitive vehicle used in animal traction
the action of drawing or pulling a thing over a surface, especially a road or track.
his car hit a patch of ice and lost traction
the grip of a tire on a road or a wheel on a rail.
example
When the old man arrived back in Burnaby he had to wait two days, in 'traction' and on morphine, for surgery on his leg.
Ox-wagon rides were provided on a historic wagon pulled by a team of Nguni oxen from the University of Fort Hare's animal 'traction' unit.
You have no electronic driver aids, no 'traction' control and no antilock brakes.
analysts predicted that the technology would rapidly gain 'traction' in the corporate market
Femoral fractures in children have traditionally been treated with 'traction' and hospital stays of 4-12 weeks depending on the child's age.
The exception is emergency vehicles that disperse sand to give icy roads 'traction' .
Swiss railways played an important role in the development of electric 'traction' .
Ploughs are usually drawn along by animal 'traction' (mainly oxen or horses), although people are occasionally used.
Not only are they not gaining 'traction' , they are less effective with each manufactured event.
His approach has started to gain 'traction' in Europe.
You just know this one is going to end up with someone going to intensive care in 'traction' .
The demonstration of an electric railway at Berlin by Siemens in 1879 opened the way to a transport revolution based on electric 'traction' .
For the first time, I noticed my legs were in 'traction' .
To improve 'traction' of vehicles, the roadway face has longitudinal extruded and transverse press - formed depressions.
if a film got a little 'traction', a wider release could be negotiated
Electric 'traction' was commercially applied first on suburban and metropolitan lines, but was quickly adopted for underground railways.
On the safety front there are six air bags, stability and 'traction' control, and ABS braking with brake assists and brake force distribution.
Most Romano-British farmsteads were mixed, dependent on animals for manure, 'traction' , dairy products, wool, hides, and meat.
They may offer more traction in wintry weather, but can reduce 'traction' of dry roads.
Hopefully, Manfred's attempt to divert attention from illegal anabolic steroids to perfectly safe over-the-counter supplements won't gain 'traction' .
He now focuses on designing 'traction' kites which can pull a board, a craft or a vehicle.
Why were valuable time and money spent in attempts to adapt the unadaptable old horse car lines to the new condition of electric 'traction' ?
I remember the hours before surgery, my leg in 'traction' and feeling the shattered pieces shifting in my leg.
With electric 'traction' we could bring the time down to 30-35 minutes, which would be reasonable for 46 miles.
Mourning in anticipation, 71 railway enthusiasts took steam's eclipse by diesel and electric 'traction' to be history's greatest betrayal.
Great Britain was slow in adopting electric 'traction' .
Barack Obama clearly sensing that his political opponents here are trying to gain some 'traction' some political traction by this story.
Displaced fractures are reduced by 'traction' with local pressure over the prominent proximal end of the distal metacarpal fracture.
Internet protocol (IP) based storage has gained significant 'traction' over the course of the past year.
The group had trouble gaining 'traction' , no matter how outrageous they acted.
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