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Meanings of low gear in English
Catalan
primera The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving.
Usage of low gear in English
1
It could be trundled around accidents, pulling itself along in low gear.
2
Just now though, on a level, we travelled at a low gear.
3
He sounds like a truck going uphill in low gear, doesn't he?
4
The chauffeur put the limousine in low gear and followed them.
5
The sound of his voice was like a gravel crusher in low gear.
6
He threw the clutch out, and worked the stiff transmission into low gear.
7
Although old, the car ran like clockwork and purred cosily in low gear.
8
Hanawa chose low gear because the car rarely exceeded 100 mph during the run.
9
Double compound low gear, can they really push a mountain?
10
Trevelyan Morehouse had gone through life on the low gear.
11
So much going in low gear had boiled it out.
12
Albert had forgotten to shift it out of low gear.
13
Someone told me to put the car in a low gear and accelerate hard.
14
His voice sounded like a gravel crusher in low gear.
15
She threw the transmission in low gear and floored it.
16
Bonds were stable and the euro rallied, but turnover remained stuck firmly in low gear.
This collocation consists of:
Low gear through the time
Low gear across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common