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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The high gear configuration of a transmission.
- noun Informal A state of maximum activity, energy, or force.
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- noun a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
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