creeper gear

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creeper gear

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So called because the vehicle creeps in the mechanical sense of that word: it moves very slowly, such that a person on foot can outwalk it, for example.

noun

uncountable The lowest gear on a vehicle: especially, a dedicated super-low gear, available in some trucks and tractors, that is even lower than the usual low gear, which is labeled as first gear. Near-synonym: low gear
Similar: granny gear, LO, low gear

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@misc{creeper_gear_2026,
  title = {creeper gear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/creeper%20gear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}