GEAR BOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gear box mean? 

• GEAR BOX (noun)
  The noun GEAR BOX has 1 sense:

1. the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed

  Familiarity information: GEAR BOX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GEAR BOX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

gear box; gear case; gearbox

Hypernyms ("gear box" is a kind of...):

case; casing; shell (the housing or outer covering of something)

Meronyms (parts of "gear box"):

transmission shaft (rotating shaft that transmits rotary motion from the engine to the differential)

Holonyms ("gear box" is a part of...):

transmission; transmission system (the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle)