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gear noun ( EQUIPMENT )
/gɪər /
/gɪr/ n Definition
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[U] the equipment, clothes etc. that you use to do a particular activityfishing/camping gear
Police in riot gear (= protective clothing) arrived to control the protesters.
See also: headgear
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[U] informal clothesShe wears all the latest gear.
(Definition of gear noun (EQUIPMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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