gearbox
nounUK /ˈɡɪəbɒks/ · US /ˈɡɪɚbɒks/
Etymology From gear + box.
1
An enclosed gear train.
2
That part of a car's transmission containing the train of gears, and to which the gear lever is connected.
- Derived terms
- crash gearbox, gearboxed, sequential manual gearbox, twin-clutch gearbox, dual-clutch gearbox
- Related terms
- gearset