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four-wheel drive

NOUN
power transmitted to vehicle's four wheels
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Bentley's Bentayga SUV accounted for 44% of its sales last year, while Lamborghini is increasingly reliant on its four-wheel drive Urus.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

The rental van was four-wheel drive, but I creeped.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

The Grand Cherokee with four-wheel drive gets an EPA-estimated 22 mpg combined, compared to 21 mpg combined in the Passport.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2024

Residents described the forest track as "deeply rutted" and a challenge even for four-wheel drive vehicles.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

We hear the engine of the four-wheel drive start up and listen until it is out of hearing.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George