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running gear definition

running gear

  1. the wheels, axles, frame, etc. of a cart or carriage
  2. the parts of a motor vehicle not producing or controlling power, including the frame, suspension, steering, and brakes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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