adjective
1. equipped with compound gearing consisting of 2 pinions and 2 wheels in mesh to increase the mechanical advantage
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the double-geared lifting mechanism of a crane
• Similar to: ↑geared
2. (of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley
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a back-geared lathe
• Syn: ↑back-geared
• Similar to: ↑geared
Useful english dictionary. 2012.