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stick shift
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stick shift
n.
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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Noun1.stick shift - a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedalstick shift - a transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal
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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