powershift

To shift gears without letting off the accelerator and while briefly depressing the clutch, keeping the engine in its powerband.

Noun

  1. A type of dual-clutch gear transmission system.
    • We overcame this difficulty by using a powershift front-end loader as the last unit in the train[.] - 2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 21:

Origin

From power + shift.

Verb

  1. To shift gears without letting off the accelerator and while briefly depressing the clutch, keeping the engine in its powerband.

Forms

powershifts powershifting powershifted