SECOND GEAR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle

Example:

he had to shift down into second to make the hill

Synonyms:

second; second gear

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

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

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

automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)