second gear

1. 1.

   the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle

   “he had to shift down into second to make the hill”

   Synonymssecond

   Broadergear

   Part ofmotor vehicle

Questions about second gear

What does second gear mean?

second gear means "the gear that has the second lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle".

What is another word for second gear?

Close synonyms include second. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.