(equipped with compound gearing consisting of 2 pinions and 2 wheels in mesh to increase the mechanical advantage; "the double-geared lifting mechanism of a crane")
((of a lathe) equipped with gearing for reducing the speed of the spindle from that of the driving pulley; "a back-geared lathe")
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