first gear

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first gear

noun first gears

countable, uncountable The first gear of a transmission or other gearbox, which usually is the one that provides the lowest output speed and greatest mechanical advantage, except in setups in which there is a granny gear. Near-synonym: low gear (synonymous except when a creeper gear is present)
Similar: first, low gear

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noun lowest gear of a transmission

日本語	ローギア rō gia
中文	第一檔 /第一档 dìyīdàng
Português	primeira marcha
Français	première, première vitesse
Deutsch	erster Gang
Italiano	prima, prima marcia
Română	prima viteză
Русский	пе́рвая переда́ча pérvaja peredáča

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@misc{first_gear_2026,
  title = {first gear},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/first%20gear},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}