"reversing gear" meaning in English

See reversing gear in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: reversing gears [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} reversing gear (plural reversing gears)
  1. A mechanism used to control the direction of travel of a steam locomotive. Wikipedia link: reversing gear Related terms: reverse gear
    Sense id: en-reversing_gear-en-noun-Y8fDjDqM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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