Meanings
plural fifth gears
- countableuncountableThe fifth of the gears of a transmission; in many motor vehicles built in the 1970s or later, it is the top gear, being the overdrive gear, although in the 21st century some vehicles have transmissions with yet more gears (e.g., 6, 7, 8), among both manual transmissions and automatic transmissions.
Synonyms: fifth[Appendix:Glossary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe fifth of the gears of a transmission; in many motor vehicles built in the 1970s or later, it is the top gear, being the overdrive gear, although in the 21st century some vehicles have transmissions with yet more gears (e.g., 6, 7, 8), among both manual transmissions and automatic transmissions.
Translations
Bulgarian пе́та преда́вка
- пе́та преда́вка (péta predávka)the fifth gear of an engine
Danish femte gear
- femte gearthe fifth gear of an engine
Finnish viitonen, viitosvaihde
- viitonenthe fifth gear of an engine
- viitosvaihdethe fifth gear of an engine
German fünfter Gang
- fünfter Gangthe fifth gear of an engine
Greek πέμπτη
- πέμπτη (pémpti)the fifth gear of an engine
Polish piąty bieg
- piąty biegthe fifth gear of an engine
Portuguese quinta marcha
- quinta marchathe fifth gear of an engine
Romanian viteza a cincea
- viteza a cinceathe fifth gear of an engine
Russian пя́тая переда́ча
- пя́тая переда́ча (pjátaja peredáča)the fifth gear of an engine
Swedish femma
- femmathe fifth gear of an engine
Cite this entry
fifth gear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifth%20gear
“fifth gear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifth%20gear. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fifth gear,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fifth%20gear.
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