drivelinen.
/ˈdrʌɪvlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈdraɪvˌlaɪn/ Mechanics.
The system of components in a motor vehicle which transmits torque from the engine or gearbox, esp. that connecting the gearbox to the driven axles. Cf. drivetrain n. 2.
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1903 J. G. Accles et al. U.S. Patent 746,652 1/1 Thus giving a direct drive-line between the motor and the worm-gear.
1925 Dyke's Automobile & Gasoline Engine Encycl. (ed. 13) 882/2 To replace the packing it is necessary to disconnect the drive line and remove the universal-joint flange.
1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 25 Sept. b4/7 The 1970 models carried an extended five-year, 50,000 mile warranty on the engine, transmission and certain drive-line components.
2016 K. Pickerill Classroom Man. Automatic Transmissions & Transaxles (ed. 6) v. 237 The entire driveline should be checked before assuming the noise is transmission related.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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