drivetrain

drivetrain

See also: drive train

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Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *drībaną
Proto-West Germanic *drīban
Old English drīfan
Middle English driven
English drive
Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.?
Latin trahere
Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre
Old French traïnerder.
Old French trainder.
Middle English trayne
English train
English drivetrain

    From drive + train.

    Noun

    drivetrain (plural drivetrains)

    1. (mechanical engineering) The mechanical parts of the powertrain, the gears and shafts, that connect the engine to the wheels in a vehicle.
      Hypernym: powertrain
      • 1990, Joe Kita, Bicycling Magazine's New Bike Owner's Guide, page 28:
        If you wait until later, your drivetrain is liable to misshift under the hard pedaling load.

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