HIGH GEAR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

Synonyms:

high; high gear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("high gear" is a kind of...):

gear; gear mechanism (a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "high gear"):

overdrive (a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power)

Holonyms ("high gear" is a part of...):

auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)