(definition) by Webster 1913 Mon Jan 23 2006 at 13:58:02

Change gear. (Mach.)

A gear by means of which the speed of machinery or of a vehicle may be changed while that of the propelling engine or motor remains constant; -- called also change-speed gear.

 

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