gearshift
Americannoun
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a device for selecting, engaging, and disengaging gears for a system for the transmission of power, especially in a motor vehicle.
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Jim Folliard of Gearshift Studios, who directed the ad, said the Jan. 14 shoot all came together quickly.
From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2016
HONDA: Gearshift problems possibly resulting in overabrupt deceleration in '67 CT-90 motorcycles.
From Time Magazine Archive
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