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Definition of Gearshift
1. Noun. A mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears. "In Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever"
Generic synonyms: Mechanical Device
Group relationships: Automotive Vehicle, Motor Vehicle
Derivative terms: Shift
Definition of Gearshift
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of gear shift) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gearshift
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gearshift
Literary usage of Gearshift
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Electrical Equipment of the Motor Car by David Penn Moreton, Darwin S. Hatch (1918)
"CHAPTER XXVII Electric gearshifts and Transmissions THE electric gearshift is
another valuable addition to the electrical equipment of the motor car which ..."
2. Starting, Lighting and Ignition Systems, Elementary Principles, Practical by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1916)
"The Vulcan Electric gearshift.—A new system of gear shifting has been recently
developed which depends on the use of electric current to shift the gears ..."
3. Gasoline and how to Use it by George Arthur Burrell, Oil statistical society, inc., Boston (1916)
"... gearshift connecting-rod High gearshift connecting-rod gearshift hand ...
may be omitted) gearshift housing (center control) gearshift gate Group 4 ..."
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