Definition of "first gear" []

• The first gear of an engine, which provides the lowest output speed and greatest mechanical advantage. (noun)

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• "There a sign on the wall said simply GOLF, and we cut across the highway, carefully, choosing our moment, and zigged and zagged up a much narrower roadLevel II of the La Baita driving testin first gear mostly, sounding the horn three times as we neared each corner and watching for whatever might be coming the other way."