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four-speeds

four-speeds is the plural of four-speed.

Meaning of four-speed

Noun

four-speed (countable and uncountable, plural four-speeds)

  1. (attributive, uncountable) Having four forward speeds.
    • My car has a four-speed transmission. It is not as efficient as my daughter's five-speed.
  2. A transmission that has four forward speeds (it might or might not be a manual transmission); (metonymic) a vehicle with such a transmission.
    • four-speed manual
    1. (historical, informal, specifically) A manual transmission with four forward speeds; (metonymic) a vehicle with such a transmission.
      • A: Was your dad's Mustang a four-speed? B: No, it was an automatic.

Questions about four-speeds

What is four-speeds the plural of?
Four-speeds is the plural of four-speed.

Words near four-speeds in the dictionary

  1. four-sheets
  2. four-shooter
  3. four-shooters
  4. four-sided
  5. four-speed
  6. four-speeds
  7. four-square
  8. four-squares
  9. four-stacker
  10. four-stackers
  11. four-string banjo

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