gearbox
noun
a transmission, as in an automobile.
gear box
-
a variation of
gearbox.
Example Sentences
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“I could see the temps in the gear box going up,” Hall said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
His days of hurling himself off a hovering helicopter with packs on his front and back and heaving a 70-pound gear box are over.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
The idea of an automatic gear box for a bicycle is sort of odd to me, as someone who prefers to drive manual cars, but you mostly forget about it when riding.
From The Verge ● Dec. 8, 2020
Slimming down and disposing of businesses is the current trend in industrial companies, with rival Siemens SIEGn.DE floating its turbines business earlier this year and selling its Flender gear box unit.
From Reuters ● Nov. 19, 2020
Married folks must be on a partnership basis, or there's sand in the gear box.
From Think A Book for To-day by Col. Wm. C. Hunter
