Traction Meaning
/ˈtɹæk.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of pulling something along a surface using motive power.
nounThe condition of being so pulled.
Sentence Examples
Sami started gaining a little bit of traction on social media.
Environmental arguments for zero-emission wind and solar power don’t get much traction in Wyoming.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The car's tires lost ____ on the icy road, causing it to slide.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new tires provide excellent ____ on wet roads, which makes driving much safer during the winter months today.
Word Origin & History
From Medieval Latin tractio, from Latin tractus, perfect passive participle of verb trahere (“pull”), + noun of action suffix -io (genitive -ionis).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Horse traction was used for all but 23 years of the tramway's life."
— 1960 January 26, Iain D. O. Frew, “The Brora Colliery Tramway”, in Railway Magazine, page 57:
"Despite this somewhat late start, the field of study has gained great traction globally, and since 2015 has even had its own journal: Linguistic Landscape: An International Journal."
— 2019, Li Huang, James Lambert, “Another Arrow for the Quiver: A New Methodology for Multilingual Researchers”, in Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, →DOI, page 2:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The car's tires lost ____ on the icy road, causing it to slide.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new tires provide excellent ____ on wet roads, which makes driving much safer during the winter months today.