reversing the gear
1Reversing gear — 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.… …
2Reversing — 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}… …
3Reversing engine — 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.… …
4The Ballad of East and West — is a poem by Rudyard Kipling. It was first published in 1889, and has been much collected and anthologised since. Its first line is often quoted, sometimes as an example of Kipling s attitudes to race and to the Empire; but those who quote it… …
5reversing light — noun A light on the back of a motor vehicle which comes on when the vehicle is put into reverse gear, providing illumination for the driver, a warning to other road users, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑reverse * * * reversing light UK [rɪˈvɜː(r)sɪŋ… …
6reversing light — reversing lights N COUNT: usu pl Reversing lights are the white lights on the back of a motor vehicle which shine when the vehicle is in reverse gear. [BRIT] (in AM, use back up lights) …
7Stephenson valve gear — The Stephenson valve gear or Stephenson link or shifting link [Snell, J B (1971). Mechanical Engineering: Railways, Longman Co, London] is a simple design of valve gear that was widely used throughout the world for all kinds of steam engine. It… …
8reversing — re verse || rɪ vÉœrs / vÉœËs n. opposite, contrary; back side, rear; setback, misfortune, defeat; gear or mechanism that drives movement in a direction opposite to the normal direction; area printed with a light design on a dark background… …
9reversing light — /rəˈvɜsɪŋ laɪt/ (say ruh versing luyt) noun a tail light which is automatically switched on when the vehicle is put in reverse gear …
10Baker valve gear — was the main competitor to Walschaerts valve gear for steam locomotives in the United States. Strictly speaking it was not a valve gear but a variable expansion mechanism adapted to the Walschaerts layout replacing the expansion link and sliding… …
