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gearbox
[ geer-boks ]
gearbox
/ ˈɡɪəˌ²úÉ’°ì²õ /
noun
- the metal casing within which a train of gears is sealed
- this metal casing and its contents, esp in a motor vehicle
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Example Sentences
"Some systems were damaged - like the main gearbox," he said.
"I made my life very difficult by performing badly, not up to standard, in the practice sessions and the issue with the gearbox pretty much sums up the weekend," he said.
“Because it’s a gearbox, the turbine can run very fast, much more efficiently, the fan can run slower and be much bigger,“ explains Simon Burr, a director at Rolls-Royce.
It builds gearboxes in Halewood and is in the final stages of creating a major new facility for producing motors for electric vehicles on the site.
The 31-year-old ship returned from the Cammell Laird shipyard in Merseyside last month, but before it could carry passengers again, a new gearbox fault was detected which required several more weeks to fix.
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