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kickdown

kickdown noun: in a vehicle with automatic transmission, a downshift triggered by pressing down the throttle pedal.

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 kickdown

pluralkickdowns
alternative formkick-down

Origin of kickdown

Deverbal from kick down.

Questions about kickdown

What does kickdown mean?
Kickdown means in a vehicle with automatic transmission, a downshift triggered by pressing down the throttle pedal.
What part of speech is kickdown?
Kickdown is a noun.
What is the plural of kickdown?
The plural of kickdown is kickdowns.

Words near kickdown in the dictionary

  1. kickboxed
  2. kickboxer
  3. kickboxers
  4. kickboxes
  5. kickboxing
  6. kickdown
  7. kickdowns
  8. kickdrum
  9. kickdrums
  10. kicked
  11. kicked a dog when it was down

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