speed indicator
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of speed indicator
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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You should be making some headway, but forget the speed indicator on your fish finder.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2016
The radar speed indicator signs on the other ramps were added three or four years ago, when the last fatality occurred at the interchange, Harris said.
From Washington Times • May 26, 2015
Sitting on the runway waiting for clearance, his air speed indicator read 80 miles per hour.
From Slate • May 25, 2013
A short time later, a pilot reported a speed indicator problem and safely landed at PBIA, about 50 miles north of where it took off.
From Washington Post • Jul. 7, 2011
The noise virtually disappeared, the slamming stopped, and the Frog surfed down the long swells and waves so fast she sometimes showed close to ten knots on the speed indicator.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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