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crash gearbox

crash gearbox noun: a transmission with a sliding mesh, used in older vehicles; gear changes are often accompanied by loud noises.

Noun

crash gearbox (plural crash gearboxes)

  1. (informal) A transmission with a sliding mesh, used in older vehicles; gear changes are often accompanied by loud noises.
    Synonyms:
    crash box

Synonyms of crash gearbox

Forms of crash gearbox

pluralcrash gearboxes

Questions about crash gearbox

What does crash gearbox mean?
Crash gearbox means a transmission with a sliding mesh, used in older vehicles; gear changes are often accompanied by loud noises.
What part of speech is crash gearbox?
Crash gearbox is a noun.
What is the plural of crash gearbox?
The plural of crash gearbox is crash gearboxes.

Words near crash gearbox in the dictionary

  1. crash diving
  2. crash dove
  3. crash dummy
  4. crash dump
  5. crash dumps
  6. crash gearbox
  7. crash gearboxes
  8. crash helmet
  9. crash helmets
  10. crash hot
  11. crash in

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