Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

at ten and two

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.00 in modern English

Syllables: at ten and t-wo
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Referring to a type of driving, regarded as safe and conventional, where the positions of the hands on the steering wheel of a vehicle correspond to those of the hands of an analog clock at 10 o'clock (left hand) and 2 o'clock (right hand)

Example Sentences

"Then why do they instruct new drivers to keep their hands at ten and two when they take the test for their driver's license at the Department of Motor Vehicles?"

Questions

What does at ten and two mean?: Referring to a type of driving, regarded as safe and conventional, where the positions of the hands on the steering wheel of a vehicle correspond to those of the hands of an analog clock at 10 o'clock (left hand) and 2 o'clock (right hand)

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