Word: traction
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...wings that protrude fore and aft, and sometimes in between. Actually the wings, or foils, have an entirely different purpose. They are aerodynamically designed to keep a dazzling new crop of racing cars glued to the ground in this year's Indianapolis 500, giving them better stability and traction and thus greater speed. This Saturday, as the traditional field of 33 cars challenges Indy's confining concrete-walled track, speed-much more than ever before-is what the expected crowd of 350,000 is almost sure...
...American must strengthen its dealerships. So far this year 262 dealers have dropped out, reducing American's network to 2,031 showrooms. American's biggest handicap is styling problems. Consumer Reports noted that, among the new subcompact cars, the Gremlin "has the tightest rear seat, rear wheel traction is poor, and [the car] is relatively clumsy to handle...
Enrique, whose normal legs had been forced into a spread position by the deformity, must still spend several weeks in traction to correct this condition. But the doctors believe that further corrective surgery will be unnecessary. According to Donovan, Enrique's incomplete twin would have grown in proportion to the youngster's normal growth. Instead, he says, "We will send him home normal in every way, with only two scars to show for what might have been...
...Traction for Trucks. This assures the Communists of access to the Mekong and, most important, provides security for the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Although ARVN (Army of the Republic of Viet Nam) troops, with U.S. air support, inflicted considerable damage during the Lam Son 719 thrust into Laos and made parts of the trail unusable, the Communists reacted by simply moving the key supply network westward and widening it in the bargain. Thus, in recent weeks, Communist activity along the trail has been running at twice the normal rate. U.S. aerial reconnaissance has revealed piles of bamboo and mounds...
Compression fractures are often accompanied by ruptured spinal discs and torn muscles. Victims may spend as long as five months in a torso cast or in traction. Some face a lifetime of continuing pain or disability...