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  • 1Traction — Trac tion, n. [L. trahere, tractum, to draw: cf. F. traction.] 1. The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the… …

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  • 2Traction engine — Traction Trac tion, n. [L. trahere, tractum, to draw: cf. F. traction.] 1. The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as… …

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  • 3Traction Boulevard — is an old road on Long Island built for the sole purpose of providing a route for a trolley car between Patchogue and Holtsville, New York, USA.Route descriptionThe three roads that originally carried the trolley line between Patchogue and… …

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  • 4Traction current line — A traction current line is a high voltage transmission line for the supply of railways with traction current for powering locomotives. A network of traction current lines is needed in countries where trains use single phase alternating current of …

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  • 5Traction power network — articleissues original research=August 2008 POV=August 2008 refimprove=May 2007A traction power network is an electricity grid for the supply of electrified railroads. The installation of separate traction power network generally is only done if… …

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  • 6Traction engine — A traction engine is a self propelled steam engine used to move heavy loads on roads, plough ground or to provide power at a chosen location. The name derives from the Latin tractus , meaning drawn , since the prime function of any traction… …

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  • 7Traction current pylon — A traction current pylon is a railroad pylon carrying at least one circuit for traction current. In Germany for traction current lines with two systems (4 conductor cables) as a rule pylons with single level arrangement of the conductor cables… …

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  • 8Traction control system — A traction control system (TCS), also known as Anti Slip Regulation (ASR), on current production vehicles, are typically (but not necessarily) electro hydraulic systems, designed to prevent loss of traction of the driven road wheels, and… …

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  • 9Traction TeamPage — Infobox Software name = Traction TeamPage caption = Traction Software logo developer = Traction Software latest release version = 4.0 latest release date = release date|2008|06|02 operating system = Cross platform programming language = Java… …

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  • 10Traction Line Recreation Trail — The Traction Line Recreation Trail is a multi use rail trail located in New Jersey.This 2 mile trail uses a rail corridor which was built for the Morris County Traction Company trolley line, which runs alongside New Jersey Transit s Morris Essex… …

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