gear shift
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English
Noun
gear shift (plural gear shifts)
- (automotive) That part of a gearbox involved in changing gear, including the lever and the forks attached to it.
- (automotive, US, Canada) The lever or other interface a human uses to shift gears.
- Synonyms: (US) shift lever, (US) stick shift, (British) gear lever, (British) gear stick
Translations
part of a gearbox involved in changing gear
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lever or other device allowing to shift gears — see gear lever
Further reading
- “gear shift”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “gear shift”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “gear shift”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “gear shift”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.