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rimpull

noun

Etymology

From rim (“of a wheel”) + pull (noun).

  1. inherited from pul
  2. inherited from pullian — “to pull, draw, tug, pluck off”
  3. inherited from pullen
  4. compounded as rimpull — “rim + pull”

Definitions

  1. The amount of tractive force located where the driving wheels contact the surface on…

    The amount of tractive force located where the driving wheels contact the surface on which they travel.

    • With the double-reduction hubs we were double the available wheel power, or rimpull, so we should have been able to double the load.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA