Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reversing gear

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
re-vers-ing gear
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mechanism used to control the direction of travel of a steam locomotive.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

reversing gears (plural)

Phrases

reverse gear

Frequently Paired Words

reverse gear

Questions

What does reversing gear mean?
A mechanism used to control the direction of travel of a steam locomotive.

How to pronounce reversing gear

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