Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

double-declutch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dou-ble-de-clutch
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

A method of changing gear in a vehicle which doesn't have synchromesh. The clutch is depressed to disengage the current gear, released while in neutral, and depressed again to obtain the next gear.

Dated

Example Sentences

"The Talbot-Darracq, with its leather seats And Biddy in beside me! I could show. Double-declutching to perfection now."

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

double-declutches (present, singular) double-declutching (participle, present) double-declutched (participle, past) double-declutched (past)

Questions

What does double-declutch mean?: A method of changing gear in a vehicle which doesn't have synchromesh. The clutch is depressed to disengage the current gear, released while in neutral, and depressed again to obtain the next gear.

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