running gear

Meaning

  1. The wheels, suspension, steering, powertrain and usually the chassis of a motor vehicle.
  2. Those components of a railway vehicle that run passively on the rails, unlike those of the driving gear. Traditionally these are the wheels, axles, axle boxes, springs and vehicle frame.
  3. The wheels and axles of a carriage or other vehicle.

Synonyms

drive gear

actuating mechanism

running system

wheel axle

wheel spindle

shift device

shifting unit

Translations

Antriebsmaschine

tren de conducción

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