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front-wheel drive

(frŭnt′wēl′, -hwēl′)
n. Abbr. FWD
An automotive drive system in which only the front pair of wheels receives power from the engine.
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front′-wheel` drive′


n.
an automotive drive system in which engine power is transmitted through the front wheels only.
[1925–30]
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Translations

front-wheel drive

[ˌfrʌntwiːlˈdraɪv] N → tracción f delantera
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

front-wheel drive

[ˈfrʌntˌwiːlˈdraɪv] n (Aut) → trazione f anteriore
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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