4 by 4

four-wheel drive

n. Abbr. 4WD or FWD

An automotive drive system in which mechanical power is transmitted from the drive shaft to all four wheels.

four-wheel drive

(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a system used in motor vehicles in which all four wheels are connected to the source of power

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	four-wheel drive - a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system 4WD automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
	2.	four-wheel drive - a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle 4WD transmission system, transmission - the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle

Translations

four-wheel drive [ˌfɔːwiːlˈdraɪv] N (= system) → tracción f de cuatro por cuatro, tracción f a las cuatro ruedas; (= car) → todoterreno m inv

four-wheel drive [ˈfɔːˌwiːlˈdraɪv] n (Aut) with four-wheel drive → con quattro ruote motrici

Mentioned in	?		Dictionary browser	?		Full browser	?
4WD amphibious vehicle automotive vehicle bull bars f.w.d. Fendalton tractor four-by-four four-wheel Four-wheeled FWD Hum-Vee Humvee Jeep marsh buggy military vehicle motor vehicle reconnaissance vehicle Remuera tractor S.U.V.	32 32nd 33 33rd 34 34th 35 35th 36 365 days 366 days 36th 37 37th 38 38th 39 39th 3D 3d radar 3G 3rd 3rd October Organization 3TC 4 4 by 4 4-dimensional 4-H Club 4-hitter 4-membered 40 400 400th 401(k) 401-k 401-k plan 40th 41 411 41st 42 42nd 43 43rd 44 440 yards 44th 45 45th 46 463L system	3WO 3X 3X DVD 3X Magnifier Lens 3X rule 3x5 3x5 card 3XMAG 3XRTT 3YIDP 4 4 4 4 4 (disambiguation) 4 (disambiguation) 4 (number) 4 (year) 4 (year) 4 A Syndrome 4 A's 4 A.D. 4 A.D. 4 AD 4 AD 4 April 4 As 4 As 4 August 4 Binary, 3 Ternary 4 by 4 4 cycle engine 4 December 4 Digit Batch Code 4 Dimensional Airspace Deconfliction 4 Dimensional Cooperative Arrival Manager 4 Drink Minimum 4 Esdras 4 Ezra 4 February 4 Fiber Bidirectional Line Switched Ring 4 Fiber Ring 4 Form 4 Forms 4 freedoms 4 fundamental forces 4 fundamental forces 4 GB 4 Horsemen 4 Horsemen 4 Horsemen 4 January 4 July 4 July 4 June 4 March 4 May 4 mm plug

Mentioned in

Dictionary browser

Full browser