four-wheel drive
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four-wheel drive
(fôr′wēl′, -hwēl′)n. Abbr. 4WD
An automotive drive system in which mechanical power is transmitted from the drive shaft to all four wheels.
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four-wheel drive
n
(Automotive Engineering) a system used in motor vehicles in which all four wheels are connected to the source of power
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four′-wheel` drive′
n.
a drive system in which engine power is transmitted to all four wheels of a vehicle for improved traction.
[1925–30]
four′-wheel`-drive′, adj.
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| Noun | 1. |  four-wheel drive - a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission systemautomotive 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
[ˌfɔːwiːlˈdraɪv] N (= system) → tracción f de cuatro por cuatro, tracción f a las cuatro ruedas; (= car) → todoterreno m invCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
four-wheel drive
→ الدَفْع ُ الرُبَاعِيّ pohon na čtyři kola firhjulstrækker Vierradantrieb κίνηση στους τέσσερις τροχούς tracción en las cuatro ruedas nelipyöräveto quatre-quatre pogon na sva četiri kotača quattro ruote motrici 四輪駆動 사륜구동 vierwielaandrijving firehjulstrekker napęd czterokołowy tração às quatro rodas, tração nas quatro rodas полный привод fyrhjulsdrift การขับทั้งสี่ล้อ dört çekerli xe bốn bánh 四轮驱动Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009