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How to use gearing in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun

Gearing means the ratio of a system of gears. Example: “The 4×4 could climb well, as it had relatively low gearing.”

Examples of gearing by meaning

nounThe ratio of a system of gears.

  • The 4×4 could climb well, as it had relatively low gearing.

nounA train of toothed wheels and pinions.

  • Hoisting, derricking, slewing, and travelling are by means of independent 600-volt motors through reduction gearing.1956 May, “London Transport Diesel-Electric Cranes”, in Railway Magazine, page 337

More sentences with gearing

  • The hardware store is gearing up for spring in February with garden supplies and seeds.From the entry gear up
  • We're gearing ourselves up for a busy week ahead.From the entry gear up
  • Then we joined the task force gearing up for the battle of the Philippine Sea.1979, Gerald Ford, “Boyhood—and Beyond”, in A Time to Heal, New York: Berkley Books, published 1980, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 57. From the entry Philippine Sea
  • The abortion fight we are gearing up for departs from the realm of uneasy compromise and reëngages the clash of absolutes.2019 June 5, Jeannie Suk Gersen, “How Fetal Personhood Emerged as the Next Stage of the Abortion Wars”, in The New Yorker, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry reëngage
  • The queens of K-pop, 2NE1, are gearing up for their world tour in March and Blackjacks could not be more excited!2014, Julie Carlson, "2NE1 Comeback", Hallyu Magazine, Issue #11, Winter 2014, page 41 (approx.). From the entry blackjack
  • An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon is gearing up for an eruption, according to volcanologists who are monitoring for activity.2025 August 19, Julia Jacobo, “Mile-deep underwater volcano off West Coast could erupt soon, scientists say”, in ABC News. From the entry volcanologist
  • Member states, MEPs and the new EU commission are all gearing up to launch a discussion on the future of post-Brexit Europe early next year.2019 November 26, Eszter Zalan, “EU gears up for post-Brexit renovation”, in The EU Observer. From the entry post-Brexit
  • HLD has developed a linear belt actuator that circulates the belt in an unusual way, resulting in a gearing reduction of up to 40:1 without a gearhead.2007 December 17, “Animatics buys UK’s Harmonic Linear Drive”, in Drives & Controls, UK. From the entry gearhead

Meaning of gearing

  1. noun The ratio of a system of gears.
  2. noun Harness; working implements.
  3. noun A train of toothed wheels and pinions.

Full definition of gearing

Questions about gearing in a sentence

How do you use gearing in a sentence?
Gearing is used as a noun. For example: “The 4×4 could climb well, as it had relatively low gearing.”
What is a short sentence with gearing?
“We're gearing ourselves up for a busy week ahead.”
What does gearing mean?
Gearing means the ratio of a system of gears.

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