The system of parts in a vehicle (like shafts and gears) that transmits power from the engine to the wheels.
Compound of 'drive' (Old English 'drifan') and 'line' (Old English 'līne'). Automotive term created to describe the connected path of power transmission.
Your car's driveline is like the skeleton of power transmission—it connects the engine's spinning motion all the way to the wheels, and different vehicles (front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, all-wheel drive) have completely different driveline designs.
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