'Reversing gear' definitions:
Definition of 'Reversing gear'
From: GCIDE
- Reversing \Re*vers"ing\, a. Serving to effect reversal, as of motion; capable of being reversed. [1913 Webster]
- Reversing engine, a steam engine having a reversing gear by means of which it can be made to run in either direction at will.
- Reversing gear (Mach.), gear for reversing the direction of rotation at will. [1913 Webster]