transaxle

transaxle [trans-ak-suh l, tranz-] Word Origin noun

1. a unit combining the transmission and differential of a motor vehicle and connected directly to the axles of the driving wheels.

Origin of transaxle First recorded in 1955–60; trans(mission) + axle British Dictionary definitions for transaxle transaxle noun

1. a unit in a motor vehicle engine that combines the differential, transmission, and drive axle

Word Origin and History for transaxle n.

1958, from transmission axle.