- single-gear
- \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
: to gear directly (as by belting or a single pair or train of gear wheels) without the use of any additional speed-reducing mechanism
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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