Phrase guide

four-wheel drive

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state or trait of having four drive wheels.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 4WD, FWD

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A vehicle with this arrangement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, metonymically, often, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 4WD, FWD

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 4WD

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: transmission, transmission system

4

noun

Meaning 4

a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 4WD

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: motor vehicle, automotive vehicle

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلدَّفْع اَلرَّبَاعِيّ (ad-dafʕ ar-rabāʕiyy) — vehicle
  • Bulgarian: всъдеход (vsǎdehod) — vehicle
  • Bulgarian: джип (džip) — vehicle
  • Bulgarian: автомобил с висока проходимост (avtomobil s visoka prohodimost) — vehicle
  • Catalan: tot terreny — vehicle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四輪驅動車 /四轮驱动车 (sìlún qūdòngchē) — vehicle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四輪驅動 /四轮驱动 (sìlún qūdòng) — vehicle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四輪傳動 /四轮传动 (sìlún chuándòng) — vehicle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四驅車 /四驱车 (sìqūchē) — vehicle
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四輪驅動汽車 /四轮驱动汽车 (sìlún qūdòng qìchē) — vehicle
  • Danish: firehjulstrækker — vehicle
  • Dutch: fourwheeldrive — vehicle
  • Finnish: nelivetoauto — vehicle
  • French: tout-terrain — vehicle
  • Georgian: ორხიდიანი მანქანა (orxidiani mankana) — vehicle
  • German: Allradantrieb — vehicle
  • German: Allrad — vehicle
  • Hebrew: ארבע על ארבע (arba' 'al arba') — vehicle
  • Irish: feithicil faoi thiomáint ceithre roth — vehicle
  • Italian: quattro ruote motrici — vehicle
  • Japanese: 四輪駆動 (yonrin-kudō) — vehicle
  • Japanese: 四輪駆動車 (yonrin-kudōsha) — vehicle
  • Japanese: 四駆 (yonku) — vehicle
  • Korean: 사륜구동차 (saryun'gudongcha) — vehicle
  • Malay: pacuan empat roda — vehicle
  • Polish: samochód z napędem na cztery koła — vehicle
  • Romanian: tracțiune pe patru roți — vehicle
  • Russian: внедоро́жник (vnedoróžnik) — vehicle
  • Russian: вездехо́д (vezdexód) — vehicle
  • Spanish: cuatro por cuatro — vehicle
  • Spanish: todoterreno — vehicle
  • Spanish: campero — vehicle
  • Spanish: yip — vehicle
  • Spanish: yipi — vehicle
  • Bulgarian: задвижване на четири колела (zadvižvane na četiri kolela) — transmission system
  • Danish: firehjulstræk — transmission system
  • Dutch: vierwielaandrijving — transmission system
  • Finnish: neliveto — transmission system
  • Irish: tiomáint ceithre roth — transmission system
  • Norwegian Bokmål: firehjulsdrift — transmission system
  • Norwegian Bokmål: firehjulstrekk — transmission system
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: firehjulsdrift — transmission system
  • Polish: napęd na cztery koła — transmission system
  • Spanish: tracción en cuatro ruedas — transmission system
  • Spanish: tracción de cuatro ruedas motrices — transmission system
  • Spanish: tracción a cuatro ruedas — transmission system
  • Swedish: fyrhjulsdrift — transmission system