Meanings
plural power trains
- alternativeAlternative form of powertrain.
These three-car sets used a power train comprising two British United Traction (BUT, an alliance of Leyland Motors and AEC) 150hp diesel engines coupled to a four-speed gearbox, and two of the three cars each had one power train.
2021 January 13, David Clough, “Trans-Pennine transport transformers”, in RAIL, issue 922, page 58
Synonyms & antonyms
nounwheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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