four-wheel drive
noun Automotive.
a drive system in which engine power is transmitted to all four wheels for improved traction.
a vehicle having such a system. Abbreviation: 4WD
Origin of four-wheel drive
First recorded in 1925–30
OTHER WORDS FROM four-wheel drive
four-wheel-drive, adjectiveWords nearby four-wheel drive
four-star,
four-striper,
four-stroke,
four-way,
four-wheel,
four-wheel drive,
four-wheeler,
four-wheeling,
fourbagger,
fourball,
fourchette
Example sentences from the Web for four-wheel drive
Woolley hitched the horse to the back of his four-wheel-drive and traveled 1,500 miles to Churchill Downs.
In the course of the experiments, all types of American four-wheel-drive vehicles were examined and two of the best French types.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 |Benedict Crowell
British Dictionary definitions for four-wheel drive
four-wheel drive
noun
a system used in motor vehicles in which all four wheels are connected to the source of power