| disk drive |
a device inside or connected to a computer that copies data to and from a hard disc or floppy disc. |
| drive shaft |
a rotating shaft that transmits torque, as in some automobiles from the transmission to the rear axle. |
| drive-in |
an outdoor theater at which people watch movies on a very large screen while sitting in their cars. [2 definitions] |
| drivethrough |
a window at which customers can do business with an establishment without getting out of their cars. A drive-through also consists of a special lane or lanes for the cars to access the window and to exit after completion of business. [3 definitions] |
| four-wheel drive |
a car that drives by means of all four wheels rather than the rear wheels only, or the drive system of such, in which both front and rear wheel axles are turned by the drive shaft. |
| front-wheel drive |
a car design in which only the front wheels get driving power from the engine. |
| hard drive |
a device for storing information on a computer's hard disk. A hard drive can be built into a computer or can sit outside the computer and be connected to it by a cable. |
| line drive |
in baseball, a hard-hit ball that travels low, fast, and in a nearly straight line. |
| zip drive |
(trademark) a computer part that saves information on a special disk, called a "zip disk." |