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gearbox

or gear box

[ geer-boks ]

noun

  1. a transmission, as in an automobile.
  2. a shield or housing for gears.


gearbox

/ ˈɡɪəˌ²úÉ’°ì²õ /

noun

  1. the metal casing within which a train of gears is sealed
  2. this metal casing and its contents, esp in a motor vehicle
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Origin of gearbox1

First recorded in 1885–90; gear + box 1
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"Some systems were damaged - like the main gearbox," he said.

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"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.

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“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.

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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.

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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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