"all-wheel drive" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} all-wheel drive (countable and uncountable, plural all-wheel drives) Forms: all-wheel drives [plural]
  1. A wheeled vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all wheels to receive torque from the engine simultaneously, particularly where power is directed to the wheels with the best contact with the ground. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: all-wheel_drive-en-noun-r7eCpsKt Related terms: two-wheel drive, four-wheel drive Translations (drive to all wheels): jokapyöräveto (Finnish), Allrad (German), Allradantrieb [masculine] (German), trazione integrale [feminine] (Italian)

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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "drive to all wheels",
          "word": "jokapyöräveto"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "drive to all wheels",
          "word": "Allrad"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "drive to all wheels",
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          "sense": "drive to all wheels",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "drive to all wheels",
      "word": "jokapyöräveto"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "drive to all wheels",
      "word": "Allrad"
    },
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "drive to all wheels",
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "drive to all wheels",
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      ],
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