"FWD" meaning in English

See FWD in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: FWDs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} FWD (countable and uncountable, plural FWDs)
  1. Abbreviation of forward. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: forward Related terms: RWD [automotive, vehicles, transport], AWD, 4WD, 2WD
    Sense id: en-FWD-en-noun-6H5hO0Gd
  2. (automotive) Initialism of front-wheel drive. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: front-wheel drive Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-FWD-en-noun-wLIa-3YS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

Inflected forms

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