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gearless

Syllables: gear·lessUK/ˈɡɪələs/US/ˈɡɪɹləs/

gearless adjective: without gears.

Adjective

gearless (not comparable)

  1. Without gears.
    • These locomotives, which were finished in crimson lake livery with gold lining and lettering, were not considered very satisfactory, for their gearless motors, with armatures mounted directly on the axles, set up considerable vibration.1950 September, “Central London Railway Jubilee”, in Railway Magazine, page 620

Origin of gearless

From gear + -less.

Words formed from gearless

Words that rhyme with gearless

Questions about gearless

What does gearless mean?
Gearless means without gears.
What part of speech is gearless?
Gearless is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gearless?
Gearless is pronounced /ˈɡɪɹləs/ (US).

Words near gearless in the dictionary

  1. gearjammer
  2. gearjammers
  3. gearknob
  4. gearknobs
  5. gearksutite
  6. gearless
  7. gearlessness
  8. gearlike
  9. gearmaker
  10. gearmakers
  11. gearman

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