"2WD" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: 2WDs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} 2WD (countable and uncountable, plural 2WDs)
  1. Initialism of two-wheel drive. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: two-wheel drive
    Sense id: en-2WD-en-noun-en:two_wheel_drive Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English retronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Automotive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English retronyms: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Automotive: 50 50
  2. Initialism of two-wheel drive.
    (often metonymic) A two-wheel drive vehicle.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-2WD-en-noun-en:two_wheel_drive1 Categories (other): English metonyms, English entries with incorrect language header, English retronyms, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Automotive Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English retronyms: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Automotive: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (both senses): [Term?] Related terms: 4WD (english: four-wheel drive; usually coordinate), 4x2 (english: four-by-two; usually synonymous), AWD (english: all-wheel drive; usually coordinate), FWD (english: four-wheel drive; usually coordinate), FWD (english: front-wheel drive; usually hyponymous), RWD (english: rear-wheel drive; usually hyponymous), 4x4
Disambiguation of 'both senses': 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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