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all-wheel

all-wheel adjective: having a transmission that drives all wheels, particularly where power is directed to the wheels with the best contact with the ground.

Adjective

all-wheel (not comparable)

  1. Having a transmission that drives all wheels, particularly where power is directed to the wheels with the best contact with the ground.
    • So BMW has conjured a tweener — a roomier hatchback on platform shoes, with standard all-wheel drive — to attract customers who crave the 3 Series’ performance but need more utility to close the deal.2014 February 21, Lawrence Ulrich, “Get Your $50,000 Hatchback Here”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2014

Origin of all-wheel

From all- + wheel.

Words formed from all-wheel

Phrases with all-wheel

Questions about all-wheel

What does all-wheel mean?
All-wheel means having a transmission that drives all wheels, particularly where power is directed to the wheels with the best contact with the ground.
What part of speech is all-wheel?
All-wheel is an adjective.

Words near all-wheel in the dictionary

  1. all-weather tire
  2. all-weather tires
  3. all-weather tyre
  4. all-weather tyres
  5. all-welded
  6. all-wheel
  7. all-wheel drive
  8. all-wheel drives
  9. all-woman
  10. all-year-round
  11. all-you-can-eat

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