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all-wheel drive

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Noun

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all-wheel drive (countable and uncountable, plural all-wheel drives)

  1. 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, page 123:
      The brave German car's all-wheel drive tackled and spun through almost eight inches of loosely plowed snow.

Usage notes

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As well as 4x4 vehicles, the term also applies to 6x6 and 8x8 vehicles.

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