Traction
Traction , noun
[Latin trahere, tractum, to draw: compare French traction.]
1.
The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle.
2.
Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a boat by a tug.
3.
Attraction; a drawing toward. [Rare]
4.
The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like; as, the car is stuck in the snow because it can;t get any traction. — Knight
Collocations (2)
Angle of traction (Mechanics) , the angle made with a given plane by the line of direction in which a tractive force acts.
Traction engine , a locomotive for drawing vehicles on highways or in the fields.