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Definition of geared in English: gearedadjective ˈɡɪəd 1Fitted with gears. in combination a multi-geared cycle Example sentencesExamples - It may be powered by hand, pedal, or other motive force such as a suitably geared lawn mower engine or the electric motor taken from a discarded washing machine.
- Also, the dynamics of the geared engine were helping induce wing warping and aileron reversal so the crew labored to put the other engine back on the racer.
- ‘The problem is that the machines are geared differently,’ he says.
- As the weights fall a rope unwinds from a wooden barrel turning the large geared wheel.
- The direct drive would develop 510-hp at 2400 rpm while the geared engine could get up to 560-hp.
- The legs of the easel are mounted on a horizontal stand and the painting rests on a ledge, in early versions supported on pegs but subsequently replaced by a geared system to raise or lower the painting by winding a crank.
- It's operated by a centrifugal clutch and gives the buggy a far better top speed than a single geared model, and gives the engine a break from not wringing its own neck, trying to hit top speed with only one gear.
- But with a geared transmission, you have to choose whatever speed the given gear ratio provides.
- Like its smaller brother, this magnificent reel is beautifully engineered, with ball-bearing races, a full bale with geared trip, and the same superb cross-wind mechanism.
- Its fuel-guzzling geared steam turbines and quadruple screws would have to be replaced by new technology.
- On driven machines, the tilting was through a one h.p. geared head motor with a limit switch stop provided at each extreme angle.
2with adverb (of a company) having a specified ratio of loan capital (debt) to the value of its ordinary shares (equity) Example sentencesExamples - It is one of those outfits that are commonly referred to as a highly geared business.
- From an investment point of view, it is already considered to be one of the most heavily geared companies.
- Debt should be another important consideration because most property companies are highly geared.
- ‘This is a relatively low margin, highly geared business,’ he said.
- However, failure to generate adequate returns from the loans puts highly geared companies at greater risk, which is precisely what has happened.
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