fourth gear
fourth gear · fourth gears
четвёртый, четвёртая передача, кварта
vierter Gang
The fourth of the available gears in a transmission or other gearboxThe fourth of the available gears in a transmission or other gearbox.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The fourth of the available gears in a transmission or other gearbox.
vierter Gang
(countable, dated, idiomatic, uncountable)A maximal level of effort.
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
fourth gear of an engine:
Origin
The figurative sense reflects that in some times and places, fourth gear was the highest gThe figurative sense reflects that in some times and places, fourth gear was the highest gear that a car could achieve; compare French en quatrième vitesse.
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Forms
plural: fourth gears| Singular | fourth gear |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable