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third gear

third gear noun: the third of the available gears in a transmission or other gearbox.

Noun

third gear (countable and uncountable, plural third gears)

  1. The third of the available gears in a transmission or other gearbox.
    Synonyms:
    third

Synonyms of third gear

Forms of third gear

pluralthird gears

Questions about third gear

What does third gear mean?
Third gear means the third of the available gears in a transmission or other gearbox.
What part of speech is third gear?
Third gear is a noun.
What is the plural of third gear?
The plural of third gear is third gears.

Words near third gear in the dictionary

  1. third eyes
  2. third finger
  3. third fingers
  4. third freedom rights
  5. third from last
  6. third gear
  7. third gears
  8. third gender
  9. third genders
  10. third grade
  11. third grader

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