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Meaning of "left-hand drive" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LEFT-HAND DRIVE

left-hand drive  [ˈlɛftˌhænd draɪv] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LEFT-HAND DRIVE

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conjunction
determiner
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Left-Hand drive is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LEFT-HAND DRIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

left-hand drive

Right- and left-hand traffic

The terms right-hand traffic and left-hand traffic refer to regulations requiring all bidirectional traffic, unless otherwise directed, to keep either to the right or the left side of the road, respectively. This is so fundamental to traffic flow that it is sometimes referred to as the rule of the road. This basic rule improves traffic flow and reduces the risk of head-on collisions. Today, about 65% of the world's population live in countries with right-hand traffic and 35% in countries with left-hand traffic. About 90% of the world's total road distance carries traffic on the right and 10% on the left.

Definition of left-hand drive in the English dictionary

The definition of left-hand drive in the dictionary is a car with the steering wheel on the left. Other definition of left-hand drive is the left-hand position for the steering wheel.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LEFT-HAND DRIVE


all-wheel-drive
ˌɔːlwiːlˈdraɪv
arrive
əˈraɪv
co-drive
ˌkəʊˈdraɪv
contrive
kənˈtraɪv
deprive
dɪˈpraɪv
derive
dɪˈraɪv
descrive
dɪˈskraɪv
drink-drive
ˌdrɪŋkˈdraɪv
drive
draɪv
microdrive
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌdraɪv
outdrive
ˌaʊtˈdraɪv
overdrive
ˈəʊvəˌdraɪv
rive
raɪv
shrive
ʃraɪv
strive
straɪv
thrive
θraɪv
underdrive
ˈʌndəˌdraɪv

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LEFT-HAND DRIVE

left half
left luggage
left out
left wing
left-click
left-field
left-footed
left-footer
left-hand
left-handed
left-handed compliment
left-handedly
left-handedness
left-hander
left-justify
left-luggage locker
left-luggage office
left-of-centre
left-wing
left-winger

WORDS THAT END LIKE LEFT-HAND DRIVE

all-wheel drive
belt drive
cattle drive
CD-ROM drive
disk drive
flash drive
fly-drive
four-wheel drive
front-wheel drive
hard disk drive
hard drive
in overdrive
motor drive
pen drive
rear-wheel drive
self-drive
sex drive
test drive
test-drive
USB drive
worm drive

Synonyms and antonyms of left-hand drive in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «left-hand drive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LEFT-HAND DRIVE

Find out the translation of left-hand drive to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of left-hand drive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «left-hand drive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

左舵驾驶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

circulación por la izquierda
570 millions of speakers

English

left-hand drive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाएँ हाथ ड्राइव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سَيَّارَةٌ مِقْوَدُهَا عَلى الـجَانِبِ الأَيْسَرِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

машина с левосторонним управлением
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

direção do lado esquerdo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাহাতি চালনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

conduite à gauche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemanduan kiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Linkssteuerung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

左側通行
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

왼쪽 핸들
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Drive sisih kiwa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tay lái nghịch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இடது கை இயக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डावा हात ड्राइव्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Soldan direksiyonlu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

guida a sinistra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ruch lewostronny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лівобічний рух
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mașină cu volan pe stânga
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οδήγηση από αριστερά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

linker -stasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vänsterstyrd
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

venstrekjøring
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of left-hand drive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LEFT-HAND DRIVE»

The term «left-hand drive» is regularly used and occupies the 68.020 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LEFT-HAND DRIVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about left-hand drive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LEFT-HAND DRIVE»

Discover the use of left-hand drive in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to left-hand drive and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Left Hand Drive
In Left Hand Drive, he on his personal journey, writing about and living amidst some of the most compelling and events of modern times.
Craig McGregor, 2013
2
Right Hand, Left Hand
Clutch, brake and accelerator (gas) are always arranged from left to right, with the left foot operating the clutch, and the right foot the accelerator and brake. It seems to be universal, irrespective of whether cars are right- or left-hand drive, and is ...
Chris McManus, 2013
3
MECHANISM AND MACHINE THEORY
However, for the same sense of rotation of gear 2, the mating gear in left-hand drive rotates in c.c.w. sense and the one in right-hand drive rotates in c.w. sense. The shaft angle for left-hand drive is less than 90°, while for right-hand drive it is ...
AMBEKAR A. G., 2007
4
Collector's Originality Guide Triumph TR2 TR3 TR4 TR5 TR6 ...
Unconverted cars still with left-hand drive in the UK will be worth around 25 percent less than an original UK car, and one should bear in mind the considerable cost of having a proper steering conversion professionally performed. Such a ...
Bill Piggott
5
Handbook of Road Technology, Fourth Edition
Two other terms that need defining are off-side which is the driver's side of a vehicle, i.e. the right side for left-hand drive and the left side for right-hand drive, and near-side which is the passenger's side of a vehicle, i.e. the left side for left- hand ...
M. G. Lay, 2009
6
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
Question No.315 GOVERNMENT POSITION ON IMPORTATION OF LEFT HAND DRIVE VEHICLES Rev. Nyagudi asked the Minister for Trade and Industry what the Government's position on the importation of left hand drive motor vehicles is.
7
Standard Catalog of Volkswagen, 1946-2005
We have attempted to give the model numbers for U.S. market cars with left-hand drive. Right-hand drive units may have had different model numbers. The tables printed below will help sort out early Volkswagen model numbers. We are ...
‎2004
8
Nissan GT-R
WHY CONVERT? From the beginning of the 1990s until mass production of the R34 was discontinued in 2002, two questions consistently appeared on GT-R website forums: "Will Nissan produce a left- hand-drive version for the U.S. market?
Alex Gorodji
9
Standard Catalog of Cadillac 1903-2004
Speeds: 3P/1R. Left-hand drive, center control, emergency brake at left under panel (right-hand drive optional). Single disc clutch. Shaft drive, Hotchkiss. Semi- floating rear axle, spiral bevel drive. Hydraulic brakes on four wheels. Disc wheels.
John Gunnell, 2005
10
Boat Accident Reconstruction and Litigation
Years ago, most boats were left-hand drive. This is believed to date back to the automobile and the derivation of the motorboat by placing the new automotive motor in a boat. The French are generally given credit for this new use or placement.
Roy Scott Hickman, Michael M. Sampsel, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LEFT-HAND DRIVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term left-hand drive is used in the context of the following news items.
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PICTURES: London cab decked out like a Rolls-Royce to sell for …
His old taxi was later switched to left-hand drive and fitted with a Ford engine which develops around 100bhp. The Gulbenkian taxi will be sold ... «Western Morning News, Jul 15»
2
Silver Ghost fetches $371000 at auction
A "desirable and nicely preserved" left-hand drive Series 62 convertible in red also made $48,000 on the night. European sports models proved ... «Motoring, Jul 15»
3
Silverstone Classic auction – Tasteful Pantera, tasteless Ferrari 360
Paint is the defining feature of the left-hand drive, 1999 Ferrari 360 Modena also crossing the block at Silverstone. Originally purchased in ... «Evo, Jul 15»
4
DRIVEN: 1970 Alfa Romeo Junior 1300 Zagato
This is especially useful when parking or joining a dual-carriageway – this is a left-hand drive car with no rearview mirror on the right-hand side. «Classic Cars for Sale, Jul 15»
5
Ferrari 550 Maranello: Spotted
Annoyingly this car is left-hand drive, meaning a similar spec RHD car can't be far off £100K now. Crikey. But I don't care about current values, ... «Pistonheads.com, Jul 15»
6
Experience V8 Mustang at Silverstone
... flashes past, from within the car, and can witness Paul Swift the driver hard at work in the left-hand seat (the car in question is left-hand drive). «Motoring, Jul 15»
7
SPYSHOTS: Peugeot 408 - RHD units spotted in M'sia
That car was a left-hand drive unit, probably brought in from China (the 408 was launched in China last year) for early testing. The cars you see ... «Paul Tan's Automotive News, Jul 15»
8
Biggest ever Silverstone auction
This left-hand drive F430 with F1 'paddle box' was supplied new in Germany at a cost close to €200,000 - today it's available at a fraction of the ... «Classic Cars for Sale, Jul 15»
9
Police stop with no concrete evidence
"Late one night, soon after acquiring my licence, whilst driving some friends in my father's left-hand drive Citroen "Light Fifteen", my heart was in ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
10
Can you help find distinctive Chevrolet stolen from driveway in …
A left-hand drive blue Chevrolet Corvette was stolen from a driveway on Mildenhall Road, between midnight and 7am on Wednesday, July 8 ... «Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Left-Hand drive [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/left-hand-drive>. Apr 2024 ».
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