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plural drawgears
A harness for draught horses. examples
(rail transport) The means or parts by which cars are connected to be drawn. quotations examples
Although loads of up to 900 tonnes could be handled by one of these locomotives, in practice the load is limited to 790 tonnes by drawgear.
1961 February, “Letters to the Editor: Swiss railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 126