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paddle shifter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
pad-dle shifter
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of a pair of paddles, fitted to the steering wheel of a high-performance motor car, allowing the gears to be changed up or down in a single movement, and without using the clutch. It is a form of sequential shifter.

Inflected Forms

paddle shifters (plural)

Phrases

stick shifter column shifter floor shifter automatic transmission manual transmission semi-automatic transmission semi-manual transmission stick shift

Frequently Paired Words

stick shifter column shifter floor shifter automatic transmission manual transmission semi-automatic transmission semi-manual transmission stick shift

Questions

What does paddle shifter mean?
Either of a pair of paddles, fitted to the steering wheel of a high-performance motor car, allowing the gears to be changed up or down in a single movement, and without using the clutch. It is a form of sequential shifter.

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