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three-on-the-tree

three-on-the-tree noun: on an automobile (especially those produced from 1939 through the mid-1970s), a three-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is a column shifter (mounted on the steering column) (R-N-1-2-3).

three-on-the-tree: on an automobile (especially those produced from 1939 through the mid-1970s), a three-speed manual...
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Noun

three-on-the-tree (plural three-on-the-trees)

  1. (US, idiomatic) On an automobile (especially those produced from 1939 through the mid-1970s), a three-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is a column shifter (mounted on the steering column) (R-N-1-2-3).
    • In driver's education, they used to teach students to drive in cars with a three-on-the-tree, but now the cars all have automatic transmissions.
    • His old car was a three-on-the-tree. Now he drives a four-on-the-floor.
    1. (US, idiomatic, metonymically) A vehicle with such a transmission.

three-on-the-tree meaning in Bengali

three-on-the-tree in Bengali

একটি অটোমোবাইলে

Forms of three-on-the-tree

pluralthree-on-the-trees
alternative form3-on-the-tree

Questions about three-on-the-tree

What does three-on-the-tree mean?
Three-on-the-tree means on an automobile (especially those produced from 1939 through the mid-1970s), a three-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is a column shifter (mounted on the steering column) (R-N-1-2-3).
What is three-on-the-tree in Bengali?
Three-on-the-tree in Bengali is একটি অটোমোবাইলে. See Three-on-the-tree meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is three-on-the-tree?
Three-on-the-tree is a noun.
What is the plural of three-on-the-tree?
The plural of three-on-the-tree is three-on-the-trees.

Words near three-on-the-tree in the dictionary

  1. three-name
  2. three-named
  3. three-names
  4. three-naming
  5. three-of-a-kind
  6. three-on-the-tree
  7. three-on-the-trees
  8. three-parent
  9. three-party
  10. three-party system
  11. three-party systems

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