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four-wheel drive
noun
- a drive system in which engine power is transmitted to all four wheels for improved traction.
- a vehicle having such a system. : 4WD
four-wheel drive
noun
- a system used in motor vehicles in which all four wheels are connected to the source of power
Other Words From
- four-wheel-drive adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of four-wheel drive1
Example Sentences
He rode around in a new four-wheel-drive pickup truck, flying a white flag.
A guy with a van that had four-wheel drive would take us into the city for $150.
Woolley hitched the horse to the back of his four-wheel-drive and traveled 1,500 miles to Churchill Downs.
They drive four-wheel-drive cars and live in really good houses.
In the course of the experiments, all types of American four-wheel-drive vehicles were examined and two of the best French types.
Scotty reached down and put the jeep into four-wheel drive, then turned left off the road.
He started the jeep, then shifted into his own four-wheel drive.
Rick held on tight as Zircon shifted into four-wheel drive and forged ahead.
There was little danger of the jeep bogging down, especially in four-wheel drive.
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