单词 | rear-wheel drive |
释义 | > as lemmasrear-wheel drive rear-wheel drive n. and adj. (a) n. a transmission system that provides power to the rear wheels of a motor vehicle; cf. front-wheel drive at front n. Compounds 2; (b) adj. designating a car possessing this. ΚΠ 1903 Horseless Age 28 Jan. 160/1 The rear wheel drive is by universal joint and gears to a live axle. 1959 Times 26 Aug. 10/4 The cars are indistinguishable from a rear-wheel drive car in the way they handle. 1989 Farm Jrnl. Oct. b30/3 Is rear-wheel drive necessary? ‘No, but it helps on turns and in wet conditions’, says Stroman. 2003 Backwoods Home Mag. Jan.–Feb. 75/1 How you get out of a skid depends on..whether your car is front-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive. < as lemmas |
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