Meaning of four-speed | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Having four forward speeds.
   attributive, uncountable
2. A transmission that has four forward speeds (it might or might not be a manual transmission); (metonymic) a vehicle with such a transmission.
   countable, uncountable
3. A manual transmission with four forward speeds; (metonymic) a vehicle with such a transmission.
   countable, historical, informal, specifically, uncountable

Examples

“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.”

“four-speed manual”

“four-speed automatic”

“A: Was your dad's Mustang a four-speed? B: No, it was an automatic.”

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