HyperDic: reverse_gear

English > 1 sense of the expression reverse gear:
NOUNartifactreverse gear, reversethe gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
English > reverse gear: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningThe gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed.
Synonymreverse
Part ofcar, auto, automobile, machine, motorcarA motor vehicle with four wheels
Broadergear, gear mechanismA mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
Spanishmarcha atrás
Catalanmarxa enrere

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