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gearshift

[ geer-shift ]

noun

  2. a device for selecting, engaging, and disengaging gears for a system for the transmission of power, especially in a motor vehicle.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gearshift1

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; gear + shift

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Example Sentences

Abed leaned forward, searching between his seat and the gearshift.

He stepped in and gripped the bat-shaped gearshift, adjusted the headstone-shaped headrest, and got rolling.

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