"at ten and two" meaning in All languages combined

See at ten and two on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} at ten and two, {{en-PP}} at ten and two
  1. (jargon, uncommon) Referring to a type of driving, regarded as safe and conventional, where the positions of the hands on the steering wheel of a vehicle correspond to those of the hands of an analog clock at 10 o'clock (left hand) and 2 o'clock (right hand) Tags: jargon, uncommon
    Sense id: en-at_ten_and_two-en-prep_phrase-Fbwxbxu2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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