Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An instrument for indicating speed.
- noun An instrument for indicating distance traveled as well as rate of speed.
- noun An odometer.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A speed-recorder; a speed-indicator or recorder adapted to an automobile, carriage, or bicycle. See
speed-indicator .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A device that measures, and indicates the current
speed of avehicle . - noun Such a device incorporating an
odometer .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed
Etymologies
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Examples
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The speedometer is over 100, dad needs to slow down.
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The speedometer is over 100, dad needs to slow down.
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You make the correction because you know the speedometer is off.
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The speedometer is over 100, dad needs to slow down.
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The speedometer is over 100, dad needs to slow down.
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Or maybe the speedometer is busted and you are only traveling 25 mph and a cushy guardrail is close by.
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Where you'd normally find the speedometer is a clip to hold a family photo.
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Automatically he glanced down, but the face of the speedometer was a spiderweb of cracks.
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Automatically he glanced down, but the face of the speedometer was a spiderweb of cracks.
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"He'd never written anything, but he had a great speedometer, which is to say, a lot of life experience."
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