gearchange
/ˈɡɪrˌtʃeɪndʒ/
noun
- The act of changing from one gear to another in a vehicle or machine.
- Learning to do a proper gearchange is essential for driving a manual car.
- He made a smooth gearchange as the car climbed the hill.
- The driver's clumsy gearchange caused the bus to jerk forward.
- A mechanism or lever used to change gears in a vehicle.
- The car's gearchange is located on the steering column.
- The gearchange on this old tractor is stiff and hard to move.
- She gripped the gearchange and shifted into third.
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