manual transmission

noun

1. an automotive transmission in which the driver shifts gears manually.

Word History and Origins

Origin of manual transmission¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

I also sought insights into who, in 2025, wants to master a manual transmission.

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Giuseppe Frustaci, the Austin, Texas-based entrepreneur who founded Stick Shift Driving Academy nearly a decade ago, noted that “nobody’s ever going to buy a Toyota Sienna with a manual transmission.”

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Persaud, an accountant and part-time driving instructor from Fort Lee, is giving me a tutorial—or rather a refresher course—on how to operate a manual transmission.

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She then started the pickup, but apparently discovered she couldn’t manage the manual transmission, so she got out and walked away, leaving the truck to roll forward and strike a fire hydrant, police said.

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It also comes with a performance-tuned all-wheel-drive system and a standard six-speed manual transmission.

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Related Words

• automatic transmission