overdrive

Definitions of overdrive
  1. noun
    a high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power
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    type of:
    anticycloon, hogedrukgebied
    a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
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