オートマ

おーとま
noun
automatic transmission (car)
informalcolloquialtransportation
1. automatic transmission; automatic car
An automatic transmission, or a car equipped with one, which shifts gears by itself without a clutch pedal. A clipping of オートマチック (automatic); the opposite is マニュアル (manual).
(くるま)オートマだ。
The car is an automatic.
An automatic is easier to drive.
Lately more people get an automatic-only driver's license.

Colloquial; also written AT. An "automatic-only" license is オートマ限定(げんてい)免許(めんきょ).

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