fluid drive: Meaning and Definition of

flu'id drive'

Pronunciation: [key]
— Auto. Auto.
  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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