third gear

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Noun third gear has 1 sense

third gear, third - the third from the lowest forward ratio gear in the gear box of a motor vehicle; "you shouldn't try to start in third gear"
--₁ is a kind of gear, gear mechanism
--₁ is a part of car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar

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Term: Third Gear

Description:

Third gear refers to the third level of speed or power in a vehicle's transmission system. It is usually the intermediate gear used when driving at a moderate speed.

Sample Sentences:

I shifted into third gear to accelerate on the highway.
In third gear, the car smoothly climbed the steep hill.
He forgot to switch to third gear and struggled to maintain speed.
After starting in first gear, I quickly shifted to second and then third gear.

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