creeper gear en · NOUN
Etymology
So called because the vehicle creeps in the mechanical sense of that word: it moves very slowly, such that a person on foot can outwalk it, for example.
Meanings
-
(qualifier:trucking; heavy industry; trucking; heavy industry, uncountable) The lowest gear on a vehicle: especially, a dedicated super-low gear, available in some trucks and tractors, that is even lower than the usual low gear, which is labeled as first gear.
Near-synonym: low gear
Coordinates
first gear · overdrive · angel gear · top gear · second gear · fourth gear · third gear · neutral · fifth gear
Synonyms
granny gear · low gear · LO