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fifth gear

fifth gear noun: the fifth of the gears of a transmission; in many motor vehicles built in the 1970s or later, it is the top gear, being the overdrive gear, although in the 21st century some vehicles have transmissions with yet more gears (e.g., 6, 7, 8), among both manual transmissions and automatic transmissions.

Noun

fifth gear (countable and uncountable, plural fifth gears)

  1. The fifth of the gears of a transmission; in many motor vehicles built in the 1970s or later, it is the top gear, being the overdrive gear, although in the 21st century some vehicles have transmissions with yet more gears (e.g., 6, 7, 8), among both manual transmissions and automatic transmissions.
    Synonyms:
    fifth[Appendix:Glossary

Synonyms of fifth gear

  • fifth[Appendix:Glossary

Forms of fifth gear

pluralfifth gears

Questions about fifth gear

What does fifth gear mean?
Fifth gear means the fifth of the gears of a transmission; in many motor vehicles built in the 1970s or later, it is the top gear, being the overdrive gear, although in the 21st century some vehicles have transmissions with yet more gears (e.g., 6, 7, 8), among both manual transmissions and automatic transmissions.
What part of speech is fifth gear?
Fifth gear is a noun.
What is the plural of fifth gear?
The plural of fifth gear is fifth gears.

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