gearbox
noun
gear·box
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Definition of gearbox
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: gearing sense 2
Examples of gearbox in a Sentence
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The lineâs have to be shut down so crews can replace the 35-year-old gearboxes. — Patrick May, The Mercury News, "Sorry, visitors: San Francisco to completely shut down cable cars for 10 days," 4 Sep. 2019 So far crews have overhauled six gearboxes â five that move the California and Mason cable car lines, and one spare. — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, "SFâs iconic cable cars will be down for 10 days for gear-box replacement," 3 Sep. 2019 In warm weather, German motorcyclists riding BMWs laden with gearboxes zoom past cyclists in bright helmets powering up the twisty mountain road. — Rachel Monroe, Outside Online, "Last winter, Moroccan officials found two hikers dead on the trail to the highest peak in the Atlas Mountains. The international investigation that followed revealed the fragility of the adventure travel economy, as well as what happens when a small tourist hub is suddenly made strange by violence.," 29 July 2019 The car's six-speed Hewland gearbox has a magnesium case rather than aluminum. — Eric Tegler, Ars Technica, "Working on this Singer 911 restoration âturnsâ Williams F1 engineers," 24 Aug. 2018 With a few laps to go, Rosenqvist was right on Dixon's gearbox. — Jim Ayello, Indianapolis Star, "Mr. Mid-Ohio Scott Dixon, Felix Rosenqvist deliver thrilling fight to finish," 28 July 2019 These are jet turbines that turn a propeller at the front of the engine via a gearbox. — The Economist, "Hybrid airliners could come to dominate the skies," 28 June 2019 The sawâs large blade combined with its slide rails and a space-saving direct-drive gearbox gives it outsize cutting performance. — Popular Mechanics, "The 2019 Popular Mechanics Tool Awards," 14 June 2019 Well after Horch the man departed, the automaker was cranking out dual-overhead-cam straight-eights, servo-actuated brakes, four-wheel independent suspension, transverse leaf springs, and five-speed gearboxes. — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, "The Audi A8 May Go Electric and Ultra-Luxurious with a New High-End Model," 25 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gearbox.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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gearbox
noun
English Language Learners Definition of gearbox
: a box in a car, truck, etc., that contains the gears
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