fourth gear
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fourth gear — gear which sets the vehicle in motion at a very high speed and with minimum power … English contemporary dictionary
fourth gear — The highest gear in a four speed transmission or the second highest in a five speed transmission … Dictionary of automotive terms
fourth — /fawrth, fohrth/, adj. 1. next after the third; being the ordinal number for four. 2. being one of four equal parts. 3. Auto. of, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of… … Universalium
fourth — [[t]fɔrθ, foʊrθ[/t]] adj. 1) next after the third; being the ordinal number for four 2) being one of four equal parts 3) aum pertaining to the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft speed is greater than that of third gear for a given… … From formal English to slang
gear — Wheel like part with teeth cut into the rim. When one gear meshes with another gear, it causes the second gear to drive the other and in this way transmits power. When the gears are different sizes (different number of teeth on each gear) the… … Dictionary of automotive terms
gear — I UK [ɡɪə(r)] / US [ɡɪr] noun Word forms gear : singular gear plural gears ** 1) [countable/uncountable] the part of an engine that changes engine power into movement. Most cars in the UK have 5 or 6 gears that you operate yourself change gear:… … English dictionary
gear — gear1 [ gır ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount the part of an engine that changes engine power into movement. Most cars in the U.S. are automatics, so the engine changes between gears without the driver having to do anything: change gears: Helen… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gear — [[t]gɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ gears, gearing, geared 1) N COUNT The gears on a machine or vehicle are a device for changing the rate at which energy is changed into motion. On hills, he must use low gears... The car was in fourth gear... He put the truck… … English dictionary
fourth — [fôrth, fōrth] adj. [ME feorthe, ferthe < OE feortha: see FOUR & TH2] 1. preceded by three others in a series; 4th 2. designating any of the four equal parts of something 3. designating the forward gear ratio of a motor vehicle next after… … English World dictionary
Fourth Connecticut Lake Trail — is a public trail maintained by the [http://www.nature.org/ Nature Conservancy] [ [http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/newhampshire/preserves/art6129.html Nature Conservancy Fourth Connecticut Lake Trail site] ] that criss… … Wikipedia
