gearbox
Americannoun
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the metal casing within which a train of gears is sealed
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this metal casing and its contents, esp in a motor vehicle
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Origin of gearbox
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Unlike most gas-powered motorcycles, e-motos have no clutch or gearbox.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
That dropped him down the field again and his race came to an end with a suspected gearbox failure on lap 39.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
Stranded out on track with a gearbox malfunction, he made it back to the pits where the team rushed to fix a problem they could not identify.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
Interfering with molecular systems like the T9SS gearbox could also prevent bacteria from moving and from releasing harmful proteins that contribute to disease.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026
I've got a half drum of drain oil in the tractor shed that I've been meaning to trade in for some gearbox lube that Willy Simons said he'd let me have.
From Make Mine Homogenized by Kelly Freas
Unlike most motorcycles, e-motos do not have clutches or gearboxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
The trend is accelerating: In the second quarter of 2025, imports of manual gearboxes from China rose almost threefold, according to the German Economic Institute think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
It builds gearboxes in Halewood and is in the final stages of creating a major new facility for producing motors for electric vehicles on the site.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
Electric vehicles have far fewer parts than gasoline cars — no radiators, exhaust pipes, fuel tanks, fan belts or complicated gearboxes.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
There are expected to be more engine penalties for other drivers as the weekend progresses, and Haas have confirmed already that Mick Schumacher will have a five-place grid penalty for using too many gearboxes.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2022
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