four-on-the-floor
A four-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted beside the driver on…A four-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A four-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle.
A four-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle.
(countable, metonymically, uncountable)A vehicle with such a transmission.
(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)A steady, uniformly accented beat with a 4/4 time signature in which the bass drum is hit on every beat.
A four-on-the-floor rhythm: \drums<<{\hide\pp\repeat unfold16{hh8
пряма́я бо́чкаprjamája bóčka
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: four-on-the-floorsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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