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stickshift.

A manual transmission controlled by a gear lever.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈstɪkˌʃɪft/General-American
  1. A manual transmission controlled by a gear lever.

    US
    In Europe in the era before modern electric vehicles, most cars had a stickshift.
  2. A motor vehicle with a manual transmission controlled by a gear lever.

    US
    My old car was a stickshift, but my new one is an automatic.
  3. Cars, collectively, with such a transmission.

    US · informal · uncountable
    Do you know how to drive stickshift? [=drive stick]
  4. A gear lever; especially, one that rises from the floor.

    US
    It is uncomfortable to be a middle passenger in this truck because your legs tend to be in the way of the stickshift.
Where this word comes from

From stick + shift.

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