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four-speed
noun 3
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2ADJ.
manual
FOUR-SPEED + NOUN
transmission
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noun
1
Having four forward speeds.
My car has a four-speed transmission. It is not as efficient as my daughter's five-speed.
Power is derived from a British United Traction Limited "A"-type 150-h.p. six-cylinder horizontal diesel engine; this drives through a fluid flywheel, and thence through a free wheel unit to a four-speed epicyclic gearbox.
2
A transmission that has four forward speeds (it might or might not be a manual transmission); (metonymic) a vehicle with such a transmission.
four-speed manual
four-speed automatic
3
A transmission that has four forward speeds (it might or might not be a manual transmission); (metonymic) a vehicle with such a transmission.
A: Was your dad's Mustang a four-speed? B: No, it was an automatic.
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My car has a four-speed transmission. It is not as efficient as my daughter's five-speed.
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Power is derived from a British United Traction Limited "A"-type 150-h.p. six-cylinder horizontal diesel engine; this drives through a fluid flywheel, and thence through a free wheel unit to a four-sp
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four-speed manual
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