Definition of gearshift
plural gearshifts
or gear shifts
1
: a mechanism by which the transmission gears in a power-transmission system are engaged and disengaged;
also
: a lever for controlling such a mechanism
2
: the functioning of a gearshift mechanism : the act or an instance of shifting gears
- A new, eight-speed automatic transmission makes gear shifts based in part on g-forces that the car encounters during spirited driving.
- —Ann M. Job
