variants:
or gear shift
plural gearshifts or gear shifts
Definition of gearshift
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
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Time Traveler for gearshift
The first known use of gearshift was in 1899
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