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The lever used to change gears in a motor car. Called gear shift in the US and Canada.See Also: gear box, stickshift
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gear lever — gear stick UK / US or gear lever UK / US noun [countable] Word forms gear stick : singular gear stick plural gear sticks Word forms gear lever : singular gear lever plural gear levers British the short metal lever in a car that a driver uses to… … English dictionary
gear lever — gear levers N COUNT A gear lever or a gear stick is the lever that you use to change gear in a car or other vehicle. [BRIT] (in AM, usually use gearshift) … English dictionary
gear lever — (also gearstick) ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a lever used to engage or change gear in a motor vehicle … English terms dictionary
gear-lever — gear lever, gearˈ stick or (N American) gearˈshift noun A device for selecting or engaging and disengaging gears • • • Main Entry: ↑gear … Useful english dictionary
gear lever — gear .lever n a metal rod that you move in order to control the gears of a vehicle … Dictionary of contemporary English
gear lever — A device which is attached to the side of a steering column or to the center console which will allow the operator to change the gears of the transmission. Also called shift lever. Also see left hand gear lever … Dictionary of automotive terms
gear lever — noun a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever • Syn: ↑gearshift, ↑gearstick, ↑shifter • Derivationally related forms: ↑shift (for: ↑sh … Useful english dictionary
gear lever — (also gearstick) noun Brit. a lever used to engage or change gear in a motor vehicle … English new terms dictionary
ˈgear ˌlever — noun [C] British the part in a car that a driver uses to change GEAR … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
gear lever — Brit. gearshift. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
