Meaning

2 senses
  1. An enclosed gear train.

  2. That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.

    Getriebe

    коро́бка переда́чkoróbka peredáč, коро́бка скоросте́йkoróbka skorostéj, коро́бка переключе́ния переда́чkoróbka pereključénija peredáč

    коро́бка переда́чkoróbka peredáč

    the shell (metal casing) in which a train of gears is sealed

Examples

4 sentences
  1. This small car's gearbox is underneath the engine.

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  2. Tom had to have a new gearbox fitted to his car.

    ruТому пришлось установить новую коробку передач на свой автомобиль.

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  3. Just after Tom had a new gearbox fitted to his car, his clutch packed it in.

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  4. Today, a gearbox will show up at our factory, and just a matter of hours later, the unit leaves.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
train of gears:
Русский
By meaning 1
train of gears:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
train of gears:

Origin

From gear + box.

From gear + box.

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Forms

plural: gearboxes

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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