reverse gear (English, noun)
expansion: reverse gear (countable and uncountable, plural reverse gears)
expansion: (mechanical engineering)
Senses:
topics: engineering
mechanical
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
wikidata: Q2203464
glosses: A gear (setting) in a vehicle's transmission which, when selected, makes the vehicle move backward. (Denoted with symbol R on a shifter's labeling.)
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: engineering
mechanical
mechanical-engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A gear fitted to a machine which allows it to run in the direction opposite to normal operation.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: reverse gears
tags: plural