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Definition of "gearshift" []

  • A mechanism for changing from one gear to another in a transmission. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "gearshift" in a sentence
  • "Everything right down to the gearshift is in the style."
  • "Even the knob on the gearshift was a gift from Johnny Demon back when he was a star and I was a promising upstart."
  • "The instrument screen is the one used in the Ferrari FXX, the gearshift is a nice aluminum knob and it's certainly got a snug racer feel to it."
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