Crossword clues for drivetrain
drivetrain
Wiktionary
alt. The mechanical parts of the powertrain, the gears and shafts, that connect the engine to the wheels in a vehicle n. The mechanical parts of the powertrain, the gears and shafts, that connect the engine to the wheels in a vehicle
Wikipedia
Drivetrain is the twelfth studio album by the southern rock band 38 Special, released in 2004.
Drivetrain may refer to:
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Drivetrain, the group of components in a motor vehicle that deliver power to the driving wheels. This excludes the engine or motor that generates the power.
- Powertrain, the components of a motor vehicle including both engine and drivetrain.
- Bicycle drivetrain systems, used to transmit power on bicycles or other human-powered vehicles from the rider to the drive wheels
- Drivetrain Systems International, an Australian drivetrain constructor
- Drivetrain (album), a 2004 album by 38 Special
The drivetrain of a motor vehicle is the group of components that deliver power to the driving wheels. This excludes the engine or motor that generates the power. In contrast, the powertrain is considered to include both the engine or motor and the drivetrain.
The market for drivetrain components is economically important and is estimated to reach US$314.4 billion by 2019. Market value by layout is approximately half for front-wheel drive, with a quarter each for rear-wheel drive (mostly in light commercial vehicles and trucks) and all-wheel drive.
Usage examples of "drivetrain".
Shattered fragments of the drivetrain exploded outward like shrapnel and the rotor detached and spun away in terrible slow motion.
Behind the crew cabin was the drivetrain and the power plant, thermal radiator wings, pressure tanks for consumables, and a small omnidirectional antenna that could transmit either to the orbital relay satellite or back to the habitat module.
Benjy released the docking latches, threw power to his drivetrain, and ground free of the pod.
The second gauss slug impacted over a wheel, smashing it back into the drivetrain and fouling the right-side independent drive mechanism.
The first of the medium combat mechs followed on their heels, and the massive heavy mechs trembled as their four-man crews brought their drivetrains to full power.
The roar of racing engines, whose drivetrains propelled steel tracks or wheels that merely spun in thin air, could not cover the screams of troops who had been just seconds from squashing their prey and now found themselves hurtling to their deaths.