rear-wheel drive

noun

Engine layout in motor vehicles where only the rear wheels are driven.

Similar
RWD
Opposite
front-wheel drive
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Meanings

nounrear-wheel drive (uncountable)
  1. uncountableEngine layout in motor vehicles where only the rear wheels are driven.

    Synonyms: RWD

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEngine layout in motor vehicles where only the rear wheels are driven.

Similar
RWD
Opposite
front-wheel drive

Translations

Finnish takaveto, takapotku
  • takavetoengine layout in motor vehicles
  • takapotkuengine layout in motor vehicles
Polish napęd tylny
  • napęd tylnyengine layout in motor vehicles
Swedish bakhjulsdrift
  • bakhjulsdriftengine layout in motor vehicles
Cite this entry
APA

rear-wheel drive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rear-wheel%20drive

MLA

“rear-wheel drive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rear-wheel%20drive. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rear-wheel drive,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rear-wheel%20drive.

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