slushbox
English
Etymology
slush + box
Pronunciation
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Noun
slushbox (plural slushboxes)
- (slang, automotive) An automatic transmission (in reference to the fluid-coupling of the torque converter).
- The slushbox did nothing to improve an already sluggish response.
- Slushboxes are taking over the scrub. Once scorned in the bush, the automatic gearbox today is more widely accepted in traditional four-wheel drive wagons. "Bush bashers go auto." The Sunday Telegraph. 2002 July 21. Pg. A05.
Synonyms
- automatic gearbox
- torque converter transmission
Coordinate terms
- gearbox
- torque converter
- continuously variable transmission
- DCT
- MCT