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noun British.
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Origin of gear lever
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby gear lever
gearbox, gear cluster, gear down, gearing, gear knob, gear lever, gear pump, gear ratio, gearset, gearshift, gear train
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How to use gear lever in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for gear lever
gear lever
US and Canadian gearshift
/ (ˈɡɪəˌʃɪft) /
noun
a lever used to move gearwheels relative to each other, esp in a motor vehicle
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