four-on-the-floor
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Noun
- A four-speed manual transmission whose gearshift lever is mounted beside the driver on the floor of the vehicle; (metonymic) a vehicle with such a transmission.
- A steady, uniformly accented beat with a 4/4 time signature in which the bass drum is hit on every beat.
- Alternative spelling of four-on-the-floor.
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