Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun four-wheel_drive

2 senses of four-wheel drive

Sense 1
four-wheel drive, 4WD -- (a motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system)
       => motor vehicle, automotive vehicle -- (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)

Sense 2
four-wheel drive, 4WD -- (a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle)
       => transmission, transmission system -- (the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle)