Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
gear heads
English answer:
people who like to work on cars
Added to glossary by
Will Matter
May 4, 2008 10:43
16 yrs ago
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English term
gear heads
English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Hi
I am having some trouble understanding the meaning of this term in the following context:
"a band of 50 gear heads was pulled together and given the task of taking the car to production"
Any clues?
TIA
S.
I am having some trouble understanding the meaning of this term in the following context:
"a band of 50 gear heads was pulled together and given the task of taking the car to production"
Any clues?
TIA
S.
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| 4 +1 | people who like to work on cars |
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May 5, 2008 02:45: Will Matter Created KOG entry
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people who like to work on cars
It's a slang term for people who like to work on / fix / build / reconstruct / repair cars. Usually people witha strong technical or engineering background, hence the name. HTH.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-05-04 19:05:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Obviously, 'witha' should be spelled as 'with a', sorry!!! I'll make sure that the glossary entry is 100% correct.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2008-05-04 19:05:25 GMT) Post-grading
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Obviously, 'witha' should be spelled as 'with a', sorry!!! I'll make sure that the glossary entry is 100% correct.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you ever so much! :)"
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