four-wheel drive vehicle

  • 61four-by-four — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms four by four : singular four by four plural four by fours a vehicle that has four wheel drive …

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  • 62four-by-four — (also 4 × 4) noun a vehicle with four wheel drive …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 63all-wheel drive — /ɔl wil ˈdraɪv/ (say awl weel druyv) noun 1. a system which gives a constant connection of all four wheels of a motor vehicle to the source of power. 2. a motor vehicle which has such a system. Abbrev.: AWD …

  • 64drive — drive1 [ draıv ] (past tense drove [ drouv ] ; past participle driven [ drıvn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 control vehicle ▸ 2 provide power to move ▸ 3 push something to hit something else ▸ 4 force someone to leave ▸ 5 force someone into bad state ▸ 6 make …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 65drive — I n. trip in a vehicle 1) to go for, go on, have (BE), take a drive 2) an easy drive (it s an easy half hour drive to their place) 3) a test drive campaign 4) to initiate, launch a drive for (to launch a drive for flood relief) 5) a charity; fund …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 66Type of drive — (vehicle)   Refers to which wheels the engine power is delivered to, the so called drive wheels. Rear wheel drive has drive wheels on the rear of the vehicle. Front wheel drive, a newer technology, has drive wheels on the front of the vehicle.… …

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  • 67wheel — A circular device, thin in relation to its face area, usually able to rotate about a central axle or pivot, with a durable but elastic rim or with regular teeth cut on the rim and for lightness often supported by spokes joined to the hub instead… …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 68vehicle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Conveyance Nouns 1. vehicle, machine, conveyance, equipage, turnout, cart, rig, car, wagon. See passage, travel, transportation. 2. (animalor human drawn vehicle) a. carriage, coach, chariot, chaise,… …

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  • 69wheel — wheel1 W3S2 [wi:l] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(on a vehicle)¦ 2¦(for controlling a vehicle)¦ 3¦(in a machine)¦ 4 the wheels of something 5 the wheel of fortune/life/time etc 6 (set of) wheels 7 wheels within wheels 8 set the wheels in motion/set the wheels… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 70drive — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 trip by car ADJECTIVE ▪ long ▪ easy, short ▪ eight hour, sixty mile, etc. ▪ leisurely …

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