"low gear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: low gears [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} low gear (plural low gears)
  1. The lowest gear available from a gearbox, typically in a motor vehicle or cycle. Synonyms: bottom gear
    Sense id: en-low_gear-en-noun-Oa9tC~1a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. One of the lower gears available from a gearbox, typically in a motor vehicle or cycle.
    Sense id: en-low_gear-en-noun-UpL1uyg7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for low gear meaning in English (1.3kB)

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