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Meanings of speedometer in English

Portuguese
velocímetro
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velocímetre

A meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed.

velocímetro
Synonyms
Examples for "speed indicator"
Examples for "speed indicator"
1
When the speed indicator reached three hundred klicks, the automatic braking system came on, and weight returned.
The Fountains of Paradise
2
Slowly the speed indicator hand, which was like that of an automobile speedometer, swept over the dial.
Lost on the Moon; Or, in Quest of the Field of Diamonds
3
I looked at the air speed indicator.
The Andalite Chronicles
4
Jack's eyes were on the speed indicator.
On a Torn-Away World; Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake
5
Any faster and we'll get shut down by central traffic. He pointed a finger at the speed indicator.
Crown of Slaves
Usage of speedometer in English
1
The speedometer registered 136 kilometers per hour and was still moving forward.
A Raging Storm
2
Don't come between a German and the red zone on the speedometer.
Wired
3
The needle of the speedometer touched fifty before he'd gone two blocks.
Flesh and blood
4
His deliveries come through at a tremendous velocity, the speedometer clocking 137mph.
The Guardian
5
I looked over at the speedometer and saw it hovering at ninety.
Four to score
6
It was obvious by watching her speedometer decelerate that she'd earned it.
Strong, sleek and sinful
7
The speedometer uses the rotation of the wheels to get the speed.
Wired
8
The camera zoomed in on the speedometer as he revved the engine.
Reuters
9
I glanced at the speedometer of the car and wished I hadn't.
Death masks
10
It sports an airspeed indicator, which somehow seems cooler than a speedometer.
Wired
11
The speedometer crept up, tires floating under us, like driving a hovercraft.
John Dies at the End
12
She looked around the cabin uncomfortably, her eyes falling on the speedometer.
The sculptor
13
You know a boxsled isn't like an auto-itdoesn't carry a speedometer.
The Rover Boys on a Hunt; or, The Mysterious House in the Woods
14
The speedometer on the foot-board registered five miles from the Mount Mitchell house.
The Foolish Virgin
15
I suspect that the gps and the speedometer use different methods.
Wired
16
He brings them back but keeps the speedometer needle leaning to the right.
Rabbit, run
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Translations for speedometer
Speedometer through the time
Speedometer across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common