drive wheel noun2 •A wheel that transmits power to other elements of a mechanism.Squeezing two handles together pressed a serrated drive wheel against the can rim. And rotating a T-handle turned a toothed drive wheel — 1974 •One of the wheels of a motor vehicle that drives (in the engineering sense), that is, one of the wheels that takes power from the drivetrain and applies it to the ground so as to propel the vehicle.You should have tire chains on your drive wheels in this weather. formsdrive wheels
