all-wheel drive
English
Noun
all-wheel drive (countable and uncountable, plural all-wheel drives)
- A wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously, particularly where power is directed to the wheels with the best contact with the ground.
- 2012, L.B. Gregg, Men of Smithfield: Mark and Tony, p. 123:
- The brave German car's all-wheel drive tackled and spun through almost eight inches of loosely plowed snow.
- 2012, L.B. Gregg, Men of Smithfield: Mark and Tony, p. 123:
Usage notes
As well as 4x4 vehicles, the term also applies to 6x6 and 8x8 vehicles.
Related terms
- four-wheel drive
Translations
drive to all wheels
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