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driveline

driveline noun: the drivetrain minus the engine and transmission.

Noun

driveline (plural drivelines)

  1. The drivetrain minus the engine and transmission
  2. The powertrain in general
    • Battery technology has evolved considerably; hybrids have arrived, priced to reflect their need for two power plants instead of one and a battery that by itself is one-third of the car’s driveline cost.2007 July 15, Kevin Cameron, “Electric Cars Nearly Ready, but Batteries Are Less So”, in New York Times

Forms of driveline

pluraldrivelines

Origin of driveline

From drive + line.

Questions about driveline

What does driveline mean?
Driveline means the drivetrain minus the engine and transmission.
What part of speech is driveline?
Driveline is a noun.
What is the plural of driveline?
The plural of driveline is drivelines.

Words near driveline in the dictionary

  1. driveler
  2. drivelers
  3. driveless
  4. drivelessness
  5. drivelike
  6. driveline
  7. drivelines
  8. driveling
  9. drivelingly
  10. drivelings
  11. drivelled

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