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friction drive


friction drive

noun

Definition of FRICTION DRIVE

: a power-transmission system that transmits motion by surface friction instead of teeth

First Known Use of FRICTION DRIVE

1907

Rhymes with FRICTION DRIVE

eat alive, forty-five, four-wheel drive, garlic chive, hyperdrive, overdrive, power-dive, scuba dive

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