four-speed

English

Alternative forms

• four speed

Noun

four-speed (plural four-speeds)

1. (attributive, of a transmission) Having four forward speeds.

   My car has a four-speed transmission. It is not as efficient as my daughter's five-speed.

2. A vehicle with a transmission that has four forward speeds. It might or might not be a manual transmission.

Coordinate terms

• two-speed, three-speed, five-speed, six-speed