a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate) |
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc. | the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving |
wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed | an honours degree of the highest class |
a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) | the first element in a countable series |
| the first or highest in an ordering or series |
| the time at which something is supposed to begin |