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right-hand drive

right-hand drive adjective: describes a motor vehicle with the steering wheel on the right-hand side, designed for use in countries such as UK and Japan where cars normally drive on the left.

Adjective

right-hand drive (not comparable)

  1. Describes a motor vehicle with the steering wheel on the right-hand side, designed for use in countries such as UK and Japan where cars normally drive on the left.
    Synonyms:
    RHD

Synonyms of right-hand drive

Questions about right-hand drive

What does right-hand drive mean?
Right-hand drive means describes a motor vehicle with the steering wheel on the right-hand side, designed for use in countries such as UK and Japan where cars normally drive on the left.
What part of speech is right-hand drive?
Right-hand drive is an adjective.

Words near right-hand drive in the dictionary

  1. right-footer
  2. right-footers
  3. right-half
  4. right-halves
  5. right-hand
  6. right-hand drive
  7. right-hand man
  8. right-hand men
  9. right-hand path
  10. right-hand rule
  11. right-hand woman

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