"powershift" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: power + shift Etymology templates: {{compound|en|power|shift}} power + shift Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} powershift (uncountable)
  1. (automotive) A type of dual-clutch gear transmission system. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Automotive
    Sense id: en-powershift-en-noun-zChmE6cJ Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

Verb

Forms: powershifts [present, singular, third-person], powershifting [participle, present], powershifted [participle, past], powershifted [past]
Etymology: power + shift Etymology templates: {{compound|en|power|shift}} power + shift Head templates: {{en-verb}} powershift (third-person singular simple present powershifts, present participle powershifting, simple past and past participle powershifted)
  1. (driving) To shift gears without letting off the accelerator and while briefly depressing the clutch, keeping the engine in its powerband.
    Sense id: en-powershift-en-verb-nO9gGGo- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for powershift meaning in English (2.5kB)

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