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all-wheel drive en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.
   • So BMW has conjured a tweener — a roomier hatchback on platform shoes, with standard all-wheel drive — to attract customers who crave the 3 Series’ performance but need more utility to close the deal. 2014 February 21, Lawrence Ulrich, “Get Your $50,000 Hatchback Here”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2014:
   • 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, page 123:

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Relateds

four-wheel drive · two-wheel drive

Translations (12)

de Allrad (drive to all wheels) · bg задвижване на всички колела (drive to all wheels) · pl AWD (drive to all wheels) · es tracción total (drive to all wheels) · es tracción en todas las ruedas (drive to all wheels) · de Allradantrieb (drive to all wheels) · ja 前輪駆動 (drive to all wheels) · es tracción de todas las siendo motrices (drive to all wheels) · es tracción integral (drive to all wheels) · fi jokapyöräveto (drive to all wheels) · es tracción a todas las ruedas (drive to all wheels) · it trazione integrale (drive to all wheels)