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PRNDL

/ˈpɹɪndl̩/

PRNDL noun: the gearstick in a car with automatic transmission.

Noun

PRNDL (plural PRNDLs)

  1. (US, abbreviation, acronym, humorous, informal) The gearstick in a car with automatic transmission.
    • John A. Kuecken (1980), Handbook of microprocessor applications, page 59: “You could close all the doors, place the PRNDL in Park and start the engine.”
    • James Schefter (1998), All Corvettes Are Red, →ISBN, page 339: “Dave Hill ordered it redone and new PRNDLs were being readied for the next drive out of Milford.”
    Synonyms:
    PRNDL1, PRND1, PRND21, PRNODL, PRNODL1, PRNOD21, PRNOD1

Synonyms of PRNDL

  • PRNDL1
  • PRND1
  • PRND21
  • PRNODL
  • PRNODL1
  • PRNOD21
  • PRNOD1

Forms of PRNDL

pluralPRNDLs

Origin of PRNDL

From the letters marked on the gearstick, standing for park, reverse, neutral, drive, low, the gears on a standard automatic transmission.

Words that rhyme with PRNDL

Questions about PRNDL

What does PRNDL mean?
PRNDL means the gearstick in a car with automatic transmission.
What part of speech is PRNDL?
PRNDL is a noun.
How do you pronounce PRNDL?
PRNDL is pronounced /ˈpɹɪndl̩/.
What is the plural of PRNDL?
The plural of PRNDL is PRNDLs.

Words near PRNDL in the dictionary

  1. PRM
  2. prm.
  3. PRMS
  4. prms.
  5. prn
  6. PRNDL
  7. PRNDLs
  8. PRNG
  9. PRNGs
  10. prns
  11. prntr.

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