Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

gearless

  • a word derived from gear.
    gear

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Geared hub motors are slightly heavier than gearless motors, but not so much that you compromise on range.

From The Verge ● Sep. 22, 2021

It’s only fitting that my ride through the tree-lined streets of Hyde Park is on a gearless cruiser bike.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 13, 2017

They added a computerized, gearless engine that occupies four stories of the engine room and gas scrubbers on the smokestack, which remove 97 percent of emitted sulfur.

From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2016

Sometimes Field said he feels the gearless vehicle can really move, but probably doesn’t reach more than 15 mph.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 23, 2016

In that year the first gearless traction machine was installed by Otis in a Chicago theatre.

From Elevator Systems of the Eiffel Tower, 1889 by Robert M. Vogel