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.
Etymology
Origin of gearshift
Example Sentences
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Beto stood between the dash and the gearshift holding a small black Bible.
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The gearshift was what attracted him, and it was one of the few parts of that car to reach southern California unscathed.
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The gearshift knob came off in his hand, I remember.
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The manual gearshift was a metal skull with eyes that lit up whenever Toby hit the gas.
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There was a Styrofoam coffee cup propped up next to the gearshift and a cigar smoldering in a metal ashtray sticking out of the dashboard.
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