Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

four-speed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables
four-speed
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Having four forward speeds.

Uncountable

noun

A transmission that has four forward speeds (it might or might not be a manual transmission); (metonymic) a vehicle with such a transmission.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A transmission that has four forward speeds (it might or might not be a manual transmission); (metonymic) a vehicle with such a transmission.

Countable; Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

The sense specific to a manual transmission came from an era when manual transmissions in passenger cars were usually four-speeds but automatics were usually three-speeds or two-speeds.

Usage

Inflected Forms

four-speeds (plural) four speed (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

two-speed three-speed five-speed six-speed

Questions

What does four-speed mean?
Having four forward speeds.
Where does four-speed come from?
The sense specific to a manual transmission came from an era when manual transmissions in passenger cars were usually four-speeds but automatics were usually three-speeds or two-speeds.

How to pronounce four-speed

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