gear change en · NOUN
Meanings
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(especially) An instance of changing gears (shifting gears).
The train speeds at which gear changes are made are 15, 27 and 41 m.p.h., and quite an appreciable number of seconds can be economised in running if precisely the correct moment is chosen to change.
1960 August, Cecil J. Allen, “Locomotive Running Past and Present”, in Trains Illustrated, page 463:This transmission is so smooth and quiet that you hardly even notice a gear change.
All the fun of driving had been taken out of them with the abolition of a gear-change, with hydraulic-assisted steering and spongy suspension.
1954, Ian Fleming, “Death of a Pelican”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 134:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gear changes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Relateds
stick shift · gearbox · top gear · stickshift · gearshift · gear shift · low gear
Translations (9)
it cambio (mechanism which changes gears in a car) · es cambio de marchas (mechanism which changes gears in a car) · nb girskift (mechanism which changes gears in a car) · nn girskift (mechanism which changes gears in a car) · cmn 變速桿 /变速杆 (mechanism which changes gears in a car) · nb girskifte (mechanism which changes gears in a car) · fi vaihteenvalitsin (mechanism which changes gears in a car) · nn girskifte (mechanism which changes gears in a car) · pl zmiana biegów (mechanism which changes gears in a car)