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Noun: low gear
  1. The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
    - first gear, first, low

Derived forms: low gears

Type of: gear, gear mechanism

Part of: auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], car, motorcar, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal]

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