PRNDL

noun1

1. •
   (US, informal) The gearstick in a car with automatic transmission.

   • John A. Kuecken (1980), Handbook of microprocessor applications, page 59: “You could close all the doors, place the PRNDL in Park and start the engine.”
   • James Schefter (1998), All Corvettes Are Red, →ISBN, page 339: “Dave Hill ordered it redone and new PRNDLs were being readied for the next drive out of Milford.”