four-wheel drive

Speech parts

1. four-wheel drive - Noun

2. four-wheel drive - Adjective

Meaning

a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle

a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system

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four wheel drive

four-wheel-drive

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A lift kit and some larger tires would go a long way, though after a certain point, I’d want a low-range ratio in the four-wheel drive system. Source: Internet

For the second day running snow is falling across the far south, with highways closed and other roads restricted to four-wheel-drive vehicles and wind chill making for a bitterly cold day outdoors. Source: Internet

Beyond main intercity roads, which are usually paved, the rural roads generally necessitate four-wheel-drive vehicles or vehicles with high clearance. Source: Internet

Although some SUVs have off-road capabilities, they often play only a secondary role, and SUVs often do not have the ability to switch among two-wheel and four-wheel-drive high gearing and four-wheel-drive low gearing. Source: Internet

Jeep advertising has always emphasized the vehicle's off-road capabilities. citation Today, the Wrangler is one of the few remaining four-wheel-drive vehicles with solid front and rear axles. Source: Internet

A teenage driver is dead after his four-wheel-drive veered of the road and slammed into a tree and power pole north of Perth yesterday. Source: Internet

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