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fixed-gear
[ fikst-geer ]
noun
- Also called fixed-gear bicycle;. a bicycle having a single-gear system and lacking a freewheel mechanism, so that the wheels only move when the pedals move.
- such a gear system:
The bike has a fixed gear.
Word History and Origins
Origin of fixed-gear1
Example Sentences
Charlie Alliston - who was riding a fixed-gear bike with no front brakes - was cleared of manslaughter and found guilty of causing bodily harm by "wanton or furious driving".
He rode in on his fixed-gear bike and was delighted to see his students engaging with the rallygoers.
Fixed-gear fisheries—which target species including crab and lobster—have a trap on the seabed with a rope attached to a buoy on the surface to prevent equipment from getting lost at sea.
Army infantrymen cycled 1,900 miles on fixed-gear, state-of-the-art bikes from Fort Missoula, Mont., to St. Louis.
Photos from the scene show the two-seat, fixed-gear plane flattened on the asphalt.
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