front-wheel drive
[ fruhnt-hweel, -weel ]
nounAutomotive.
a drive system in which engine power is transmitted through the front wheels only.
Origin of front-wheel drive
1First recorded in 1925–30
Words Nearby front-wheel drive
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How to use front-wheel drive in a sentence
The vehicle will nominally operate in front-wheel drive to return the highest possible fuel economy, but when four-wheel drive is engaged, torque can be split evenly between the front and rear axles, doubling traction.
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