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four-wheel drive
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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
Noun
a system in a vehicle in which all four wheels are connected to the source of power
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Noun1.four-wheel drivefour-wheel drive - a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system
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
transmission system, transmission - the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle
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four-wheel drive [ˈfɔːwiːl-] ntracción f a las cuatro ruedas
four-wheel drive [ˈfɔːwiːl-] four n (Aut) (= car); voiture f à quatre roues motrices;
with four-wheel drive → à quatre roues motrices
four-wheel drive [ˈfɔːwiːl-] four n (Aut);
with four-wheel drive → mit Vierradantrieb m
four-wheel drive [ˈfɔːwiːl-] n (AUT): with four-wheel drive → con quattro ruote motrici

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