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kick-down

kick-down is the alternative form of kickdown.

Meaning of kickdown

Noun

kickdown (plural kickdowns)

  1. (attributive, often) In a vehicle with automatic transmission, a downshift triggered by pressing down the throttle pedal.
    • kickdown linkage

Forms of kick-down

pluralkick-downs

Questions about kick-down

What is kick-down the alternative form of?
Kick-down is the alternative form of kickdown.

Words near kick-down in the dictionary

  1. kick-board
  2. kick-boards
  3. kick-boxer
  4. kick-boxers
  5. kick-boxing
  6. kick-down
  7. kick-downs
  8. kick-off
  9. kick-off meeting
  10. kick-off meetings
  11. kick-offs

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