all-wheel

adj

Etymology

From all- + wheel.

  1. inherited from *kʷekʷlóm
  2. inherited from *hwehwlą
  3. inherited from *hwehwl
  4. inherited from hwēol
  5. inherited from whel
  6. formed as all-wheel — “all- + wheel

Definitions

  1. Having a transmission that drives all wheels, particularly where power is directed to the…

    Having a transmission that drives all wheels, particularly where power is directed to the wheels with the best contact with the ground.

    • So BMW has conjured a tweener — a roomier hatchback on platform shoes, with standard all-wheel drive — to attract customers who crave the 3 Series’ performance but need more utility to close the deal.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for all-wheel. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA