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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(US, automotive, idiomatic) 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)..
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.
Use three-on-the-tree when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Three-on-the-tree means (US, automotive, idiomatic) 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)..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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