column shifter

English

Noun

column shifter (plural column shifters)

  1. (automotive) A shift lever used to change gears, mounted on the steering column; it is most often for an automatic transmission (e.g., P R N D 2 1) but may sometimes be for a manual transmission, such as a three-on-the-tree (e.g., R-N-1-2-3).
    Hypernyms: shifter, gear lever, shift lever
    Coordinate terms: floor shifter, stickshift, paddle shifter

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