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front-wheel drive

[fruhnt hweel, -weel]
–noun Automotive.
a drive system in which engine power is transmitted through the front wheels only.

Origin:
1925–30
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front-wheel drive   (frŭnt'hwēl', -wēl')
n.   Abbr. FWD
An automotive drive system in which only the front pair of wheels receives power from the engine.
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