Definition & Meaning of "first gear"in English

First gear

the lowest gear in a vehicle’s transmission system, used to start moving from a complete stop and for driving at low speeds

first

low

low gear

bottom

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

first gears

Examples

He shifted the car into first gear to begin moving up the steep hill.

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