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gear

 
 
/gɪər/ noun

Translation

VEHICLE [C] a set of parts in a motor vehicle or bicycle that control how fast the wheels turn
vites, dişli takımı
[usually plural] a mountain bike with 21 gears to change gear 1673
first/second/third, etc gear a particular position of the gears in a motor vehicle or bicycle that controls how fast the wheels turn
birinci/ikinci/üçüncü vb. vites
The lights turned green, but I couldn't get into first gear.1673
CLOTHES/EQUIPMENT [U] the clothes and equipment used for a particular purpose
elbise/donanım, alet edevat
sports/swimming gear I've left all my gear at home.12982173
(Definition of gear noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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