three-on-the-tree

== English == === Alternative forms === 3-on-the-tree === Pronunciation === === Noun === three-on-the-tree (plural three-on-the-trees) (US, 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); (metonymic) a vehicle with such a transmission. Coordinate term: four-on-the-floor