gearchange

noun

gear·​change ˈgir-ˌchānj How to pronounce gearchange (audio)
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Dunn pointed out a whole lot of stuff left over from before the truck was converted like cruise control buttons that don’t worry, gearchange buttons on the column that do nothing and the fact the truck’s onboard computer sometimes freaks out and doesn’t know what’s going on. Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 11 June 2024 The putt-putt-putt exhaust sound at idle is too close to a Farmall's, and power flow tends toward an abrupt on/off, depending on accelerator position and the automatic's inclination toward gearchanges. Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gearchange was in 1927

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“Gearchange.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gearchange. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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