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running gears

running gears is the plural of running gear.

Meaning of running gear

Noun

running gear (plural running gears)

  1. The wheels, suspension, steering, powertrain and usually the chassis of a motor vehicle.
  2. Those components of a railway vehicle that run passively on the rails, unlike those of the driving gear. Traditionally these are the wheels, axles, axle boxes, springs and vehicle frame.
  3. (historical) The wheels and axles of a carriage or other vehicle.

Questions about running gears

What is running gears the plural of?
Running gears is the plural of running gear.

Words near running gears in the dictionary

  1. running gags
  2. running game
  3. running game on
  4. running games
  5. running gear
  6. running gears
  7. running hand
  8. running hands
  9. running head
  10. running heading
  11. running headings

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