Meaning

1 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The third of the available gears in a transmission or other gearbox.

    dritter Gang

    тре́тья переда́чаtrétʹja peredáča

More definitions
  • the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Shift into third gear.

    ruВключи третью передачу.

    deDen dritten Gang einlegen!

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  2. The car would not shift into third gear.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
third gear of an engine:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
third gear of an engine:

Forms

plural: third gears
Singularthird gear
Pluralthird gears

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle:third

Word family

2 related words

See also

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