reverse gear

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• reverse gear — reverse gears N VAR The reverse gear of a vehicle is the gear which you use in order to make the vehicle go backwards …   English dictionary

• reverse gear — noun the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed • Syn: ↑reverse • Derivationally related forms: ↑reverse (for: ↑reverse) • Hypernyms: ↑gear, ↑gear mec …   Useful english dictionary

• reverse gear — re,verse gear noun uncount REVERSE in a vehicle …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• reverse gear — A very low gear for driving backwards, denoted by the letter R on a gear knob or gear selector …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• reverse gear — UK / US noun [uncountable] reverse in a vehicle …   English dictionary

• reverse gear — re.verse gear n [U and C] the position of the ↑gears in a vehicle that makes it go backwards …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• reverse gear — condition where the car s gear is set for driving backwards …   English contemporary dictionary

• reverse gear — noun a gear making a vehicle or piece of machinery move or work backwards …   English new terms dictionary

• reverse gear — noun (U) the control in a vehicle that makes it go backwards …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• gear — [gir] n. [ME gere, prob. < ON gervi, preparation, ornament, akin to OE gearo, YARE] 1. a) Obs. the clothing and equipment of a soldier, knight, etc. b) clothing; apparel 2. movable property; esp., apparatus or equipment for some particular… …   English World dictionary

• reverse — [ri vʉrs′] adj. [ME revers < OFr < L reversus, pp. of revertere: see REVERT] 1. a) turned backward; opposite or contrary, as in position, direction, order, etc. b) with the back showing or in view 2. reversing the usual effect so as to show …   English World dictionary