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drive train

drive train is the alternative form of drivetrain.

Meaning of drivetrain

Noun

drivetrain (plural drivetrains)

  1. The mechanical parts of the powertrain, the gears and shafts, that connect the engine to the wheels in a vehicle.
    • If you wait until later, your drivetrain is liable to misshift under the hard pedaling load.1990, Joe Kita, Bicycling Magazine's New Bike Owner's Guide, page 28

Forms of drive train

pluraldrive trains

Questions about drive train

What is drive train the alternative form of?
Drive train is the alternative form of drivetrain.

Words near drive train in the dictionary

  1. drive thrus
  2. drive time
  3. drive times
  4. drive to distraction
  5. drive to drink
  6. drive train
  7. drive trains
  8. drive truck
  9. drive unit
  10. drive units
  11. drive up

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Adapted from Wiktionary: drive train (page history and authors); drivetrain (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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