derailleur

Phonetic Respelling: [ dih-rey-ler ]

Definition:

n. a gear-shifting mechanism on a bicycle that shifts the drive chain from one sprocket wheel to another

Sentence:

He needed to adjust the derailleur on his bike.

More example sentences:

He needed to adjust the derailleur on his bike.

Hear it

Synonyms:

gear-shiftingmechanism; bike part; bike gear mechanism

Antonyms:

gas pedal

How many syllables in derailleur?

3 syllables Play Syllables Game

Divide derailleur into syllables:

de-rail-leur

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