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gearbox

[geer-boks] / ˈgɪərˌbɒks /


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Unlike most gas-powered motorcycles, e-motos have no clutch or gearbox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Stranded out on track with a gearbox malfunction, he made it back to the pits where the team rushed to fix a problem they could not identify.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Understanding how this molecular gearbox works could help researchers develop ways to stop bacteria from forming biofilms, slimy communities that cause infections and contaminate medical devices.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

The car's gearbox - Aston's first in-house design for more than a decade - is too heavy.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

I've got a half drum of drain oil in the tractor shed that I've been meaning to trade in for some gearbox lube that Willy Simons said he'd let me have.

From Make Mine Homogenized by Freas, Kelly




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