fluid drive

American  

noun

Automotive.

1. a power coupling for permitting a smooth start in any gear, consisting of two vaned rotors in a sealed casing filled with oil, such that one rotor, driven by the engine, moves the oil to drive the other rotor, which in turn drives the transmission.

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fluid drive British  

noun

1. Also called: fluid coupling.   fluid clutch.   fluid flywheel.  a type of coupling for transmitting power from the engine of a motor vehicle to the transmission, using a torque converter

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Etymology

Origin of fluid drive

First recorded in 1940–45

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fluid drive

Featuring "Rocket" bodies and fluid drive, the line includes five de luxe, eight custom models.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nature's drive is always fluid drive, Collis reminds the reader: at least 80% of every living cell consists of water.

From Time Magazine Archive

They may not have the lively journalistic bounce of an Alvin Toffler or the fluid drive of a Vance Packard, but Social Standing's scholarship adds some fascinating discriminations.

From Time Magazine Archive

A fluid drive automobile can be braked to a stop in high without killing the motor.

From Time Magazine Archive

The uterine contractions compress the fluid, drive the membranes, like a wedge, into the mouth of the womb and spread its lips apart.

From The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy by Slemons, J. Morris (Josiah Morris)