a toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels)
a toothed wheel that works with others to alter the relation between the speed of a driving mechanism (such as the engine of a vehicle) and the speed of the driven parts (the wheels)
a gear that causes a wheeled vehicle to move fast, due to a high ratio between the speed of the wheels and that of the mechanism driving them
a gear that causes a wheeled vehicle to move slowly, due to a low ratio between the speed of the wheels and that of the mechanism driving them
protective clothing and equipment worn by police or prison officers in situations of crowd violence
a gear consisting of two cogwheels having non-parallel, non-intersecting axes
a mechanical arrangement consisting of a toothed wheel worked by a short revolving cylinder (worm) bearing a screw thread
a gear working another gear at an angle to it by means of bevel wheels
a gear transmitting motion by means of a moving endless chain, especially in a bicycle
the lowest in a set of gears on a vehicle, used when travelling very slowly
adopt a different approach to a situation or task
a lever used to engage or change gear in a motor vehicle
(in a gearbox, transmission, etc.) the ratio between the rates at which the last and first gears rotate
a system of gears which transmits motion from one shaft to another
the items carried by a soldier for personal comfort in inclement weather
the mechanism that controls the opening and closing of the cylinder valves in a steam engine or internal-combustion engine
adapt something to make it suitable for (someone or something)
adapt or equip someone or something for a purpose
a gear used to make a vehicle or piece of machinery move or work backwards
the moving parts of a machine, especially the wheels, steering, and suspension of a vehicle
a system of gearwheels in which the driven shaft rotates more slowly than the driving shaft
a system of gearwheels consisting of a central wheel (a sun gear or sun wheel) around which one or more outer wheels (planet gears or planet wheels) travel
a bevel wheel with teeth engaging with a spiral pinion mounted at right angles to the wheel’s axis, used to connect non-intersecting shafts in vehicle transmissions and other mechanisms
a system of gearwheels consisting of a central wheel (a sun gear or sun wheel) around which one or more outer wheels (planet gears or planet wheels) travel
a gear allowing a vehicle’s driven wheels to revolve at different speeds in cornering