DRIVE LINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does drive line mean? 

• DRIVE LINE (noun)
  The noun DRIVE LINE has 1 sense:

1. mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle

  Familiarity information: DRIVE LINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DRIVE LINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mechanism that transmits power from the engine to the driving wheels of a motor vehicle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

drive line; drive line system

Hypernyms ("drive line" is a kind of...):

mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)

Meronyms (parts of "drive line"):

driveshaft (a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the point of application)

driving wheel (a wheel that drives a motor vehicle (transforms torque into a tractive force))

driving axle; live axle (the axle of a self-propelled vehicle that provides the driving power)

transmission; transmission system (the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle)

universal; universal joint (coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions)

Holonyms ("drive line" is a part of...):

automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)