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gearshift Definition

gear·shift (girs̸hift′)

noun

the lever used to engage or disengage any of a number of sets of transmission gears to a motor, etc.

gearshift Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: Also, the diesel's six-speed gearbox has a sweeter gearshift than the gasoline cars ' five-speed transmission.

Adjective modifier

  • adjustable: Extra-wide rider footrests, adjustable gearshift and brake levers.
  • sequential: About three or four years ago, everybody wanted a sequential gearshift.
  • sweet: Then again, the GT does have one of the sweetest gearshifts we can recall.

Modifies a noun

  • knob: During a brief visit to London, I bought an original gearshift knob from Barry Walker.
  • lever: The driver sat before a big wire spoked steering wheel, a thick, stubby, gearshift lever on the floor beside him.
  • linkage: A sports gearshift linkage for the Getrag 5-speed manual gearbox provides crisp, short throws between ratios.
  • mechanism: That in turn affected the electro-hydraulic gearshift mechanism on the car.
  • paddle: The gearbox controls are steering wheel-mounted, while the selector and gearshift paddles are built into the steering column.
  • problem: Johnny's comments: " Yet again I had gearshift problems which developed around lap eight and continued until the end.

Noun used with modifier

  • sport: A sports gearshift linkage for the Getrag 5-speed manual gearbox provides crisp, short throws between ratios.

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