"PRNDL" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɹɪndl̩/ Forms: PRNDLs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪndəl Etymology: From the letters marked on the gearstick, standing for park, reverse, neutral, drive, low, the gears on a standard automatic transmission. Head templates: {{en-noun}} PRNDL (plural PRNDLs)
  1. (US, acronym, automotive, informal or humorous) The gearstick in a car with automatic transmission. Tags: US, abbreviation, acronym, humorous, informal Categories (topical): Automotive Synonyms: PRNDL1, PRND1, PRND21, PRNODL, PRNODL1, PRNOD21, PRNOD1 Related terms: dogleg shifter, gated shifter, H-gate shifter, sequential shifter, tree shifter

Inflected forms

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