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gearcase

gearcase is the alternative form of gear case.

Meaning of gear case

Noun

gear case (plural gear cases)

  1. An enclosure for the bicycle chain and sprocket assemblages commonly employed by utility bicycles. It protects the chain from mud and dirt and may also contain an oil bath to keep the chain lubricated.
    Synonyms:
    chain case

Forms of gearcase

pluralgearcases

Questions about gearcase

What is gearcase the alternative form of?
Gearcase is the alternative form of gear case.

Words near gearcase in the dictionary

  1. gear-wheel
  2. gear-wheels
  3. gearbox
  4. gearboxed
  5. gearboxes
  6. gearcase
  7. gearcases
  8. gearchange
  9. gearchanges
  10. Geard
  11. geardo

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gearcase (page history and authors); gear case (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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