pullingengine
nounUK /ˈpʊlɪŋ ˈɛndʒɪn/
US /ˈpʊlɪŋ ˈɛndʒɪn/
A pulling engine is a machine that pulls heavy things along.
The little pulling engine dragged the broken cart out of the mud.
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2. A small train engine that pulls other cars.
The pulling engine chugged at the front of the long line of wagons.
3. A device or part that provides the force to drag something.
The winch acts as a pulling engine for the heavy rope.
4. A person or thing that drives progress forward.
Her ideas were the pulling engine behind the whole project.