low gear

English Thesaurus

1. the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	gear, gear mechanism,
definition	:	a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar,
definition	:	a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine (noun.artifact)