HyperDic: gear_lever

English > 1 sense of the expression gear lever:
NOUNartifactgear lever, gearshift, gearstick, shiftera mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears
English > gear lever: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears.
Example"in Britain they call a gearshift a gear lever"
Synonymsgearshift, gearstick, shifter
Part ofmotor vehicle, automotive vehicleA self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
Broadermechanical devicemechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
Spanishcambio de marchas, desplazador de engranajes, palanca de cambio, palanca de cambios
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