Traction

n.
  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.
  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.
    5. Angle of traction (Mech.),
    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.