Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

three-on-the-tree

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.80 in modern English

Syllables: three--on-the-tree
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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).

American usage

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).

American usage

Example Sentences

"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."

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

three-on-the-trees (plural) 3-on-the-tree (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

four-on-the-floor

Questions

What does three-on-the-tree mean?: 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).

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