REVERSE GEAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reverse gear mean? 

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

1. the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• REVERSE GEAR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

reverse; reverse gear

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

gear; gear mechanism (a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle))

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

auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)