ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Four-speed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Four-speed is a noun meaning (attributive, uncountable, of a transmission) Having four forward speeds.

Meaning

(attributive, uncountable, of a transmission) Having four forward speeds.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

four-speed manual
four-speed automatic
My car has a four-speed transmission. It is not as efficient as my daughter's five-speed.
Power is derived from a British United Traction Limited "A"-type 150-h.p. six-cylinder horizontal diesel engine; this drives through a fluid flywheel, and thence through a free wheel unit to a four-speed epicyclic gearbox.

Word Forms

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