geartrain

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

geartrain
    n 1: wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears
         by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is
         changed; "the fool got his tie caught in the geartrain"
         [syn: {gearing}, {gear}, {geartrain}, {power train},
         {train}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

geartrain \gear"train`\ n.
   a connected set of rotating gears by which force is
   transmitted or motion or torque is changed.

   Syn: gearing, gears, power train, train.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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