powershift

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verb

To shift gears without letting off the accelerator and while briefly depressing the clutch, keeping the engine in its powerband.

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Meanings

verbpowershift (third-person singular simple present powershifts, present participle powershifting, simple past and past participle powershifted)

present singular third person powershifts · participle present powershifting · participle past powershifted · past powershifted

  1. drivingTo shift gears without letting off the accelerator and while briefly depressing the clutch, keeping the engine in its powerband.
nounpowershift (uncountable)
  1. uncountableautomotiveA type of dual-clutch gear transmission system.

    We overcame this difficulty by using a powershift front-end loader as the last unit in the train[.]

    2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 21

Origin

From power + shift.

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APA

powershift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powershift

MLA

“powershift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powershift. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powershift,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powershift.

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