first gear

first gear

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Noun

first gear (countable and uncountable, plural first gears)

  1. The first gear of a transmission or other gearbox, which usually is the one that provides the lowest output speed and greatest mechanical advantage, except in setups in which there is a granny gear.
    Synonym: first (elliptical)
    Coordinate terms: creeper gear, granny gear; second gear, third gear, fourth gear, fifth gear; top gear, overdrive; angel gear, neutral
    Near-synonym: low gear (synonymous except when a creeper gear is present)

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