stick shift

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stick shift

An automotive transmission with a shift lever operated by hand.

stick shift

n US and Canadian

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering)

a. a manually operated transmission system in a motor vehicle

b. a motor vehicle having manual transmission

2. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a gear lever

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Noun

stick shift - a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal

standard transmission

transmission system, transmission - the gears that transmit power from an automobile engine via the driveshaft to the live axle

Translations

stick shift n (Am) (Aut) → cambio manuale

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