gearshift
Americannoun
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a device for selecting, engaging, and disengaging gears for a system for the transmission of power, especially in a motor vehicle.
Etymology
Origin of gearshift
Example Sentences
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The effect of the molecular gearshift could be fine-tuned by adjusting the size and structure of the stationary molecule attached to the gear molecule.
From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2024
The government hopes the prospect of cheaper running costs will create a gearshift in the minds of other drivers of the ubiquitous boda-bodas, most of whom still use petrol or diesel.
From BBC • Jan. 6, 2024
They found that nearly one-third use a laptop in the truck, yet there was no place for it to sit because the gearshift was in the way.
From Washington Times • Jun. 25, 2020
Keenan-Bolger, Pullen and Glick prove impressive, too, under Sher’s meticulous guidance, as they subtly gearshift from childlike to grown-up and back again.
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2018
Then I leaned across the gearshift and kissed Julia Bishop.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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