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gear change

gear change noun: an instance of changing gears (shifting gears).

gear change: an instance of changing gears (shifting gears)
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Noun

gear change (plural gear changes)

  1. (especially) An instance of changing gears (shifting gears).
    • This transmission is so smooth and quiet that you hardly even notice a gear change.
    • All the fun of driving had been taken out of them with the abolition of a gear-change, with hydraulic-assisted steering and spongy suspension.1954, Ian Fleming, “Death of a Pelican”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 134

Forms of gear change

pluralgear changes

Words formed from gear change

Questions about gear change

What does gear change mean?
Gear change means an instance of changing gears (shifting gears).
What part of speech is gear change?
Gear change is a noun.
What is the plural of gear change?
The plural of gear change is gear changes.

Words near gear change in the dictionary

  1. geanticlines
  2. gear
  3. gear acquisition syndrome
  4. gear case
  5. gear cases
  6. gear change
  7. gear changes
  8. gear down
  9. gear head
  10. gear heads
  11. gear knob

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