f.w.d. abbreviation for 1. (Automotive Engineering) four-wheel drive 2. (Automotive Engineering) front-wheel drive Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014