four-wheel drive

NOUN

power transmitted to vehicle's four wheels

Synonyms

WEAK

4WD 4x4 AWD all-wheel drive four by four sport utility vehicle

Example Sentences

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Our four-wheel drive vehicle struggled up the steep road the Cambodians have built to climb the cliff.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2025

We rented a four-wheel drive van and stayed in Mariposa.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2024

A forest ranger in a four-wheel drive picks me up.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

Butler steered the protesting Vietnamese man to the rented four-wheel drive.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer