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4WD

 Dictionary entry overview: What does 4WD mean? 

4WD (noun)
  The noun 4WD has 2 senses:

1. a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission systemplay

2. a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicleplay

  Familiarity information: 4WD used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


4WD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

4WD; four-wheel drive

Hypernyms ("4WD" is a kind of...):

automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)


Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

4WD; four-wheel drive

Hypernyms ("4WD" is a kind of...):

transmission; transmission system (the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle)


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