non-traction

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From non- +‎ traction.

Adjective[edit]

non-traction (not comparable)

  1. Not for traction (motive power).
    • 1959 June, “The opening of the Colchester-Clacton-Walton electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 307:
      Each four-car set is made up of: a 35¾-ton battery driving trailer open second, which also carries on its underframe the batteries, and battery-charging and compressor rectifiers and a compressor to provide energy for a variety of non-traction purposes; [...].
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