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fixed-gear
[ fikst-geer ]
noun
- Also called fixed-gear bicycle;. a bicycle having a single-gear system and lacking a freewheel mechanism, so that the wheels only move when the pedals move.
- such a gear system:
The bike has a fixed gear.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fixed-gear1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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