noun
- plural of traction; the grip of a tire on a road or a wheel on a rail; the action of drawing or pulling something over a surface
- plural of traction; the application of a sustained pull on a limb or muscle, especially in medical treatment
Usage: medical
Examples
- The car’s tires lost their tractions on the icy road.
- Different tire treads provide varying levels of tractions on wet surfaces.
- The doctor explained that leg tractions would help align the broken bone.
- Snow chains improve tractions when driving in winter conditions.
- The patient required several weeks of spinal tractions for recovery.
- Poor tractions between the wheels and track caused the train to slip.