Definition & Meaning of "downshift"in English

Downshift

a shift to a lower gear in a vehicle's transmission

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

downshifts

Examples

He performed a downshift to tackle the steep hill.

a change from a financially rewarding but stressful career to a less well paid but more fulfilling one

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downshift

down

shift

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