speed gear
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Too often the school runs on low speed gear when it ought to be running on high.
From What the Schools Teach and Might Teach by Bobbitt, John Franklin
Instructions for using and adjusting Singer sewing machines 71-101, 71-103, and 71-105 high speed gear driven feed for making straight buttonholes with square barred ends.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1959 January - June by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
"Till the next time," replied Cora, throwing in the second speed gear.
From The Motor Girls on a Tour by Penrose, Margaret
He took the wheel and threw in the low speed gear.
From The Motor Girls by Penrose, Margaret
He threw in the second speed gear, and the auto dashed forward through the city streets.
From The Motor Girls by Penrose, Margaret
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