speedo
Americannoun
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of speedo
1950–55; by shortening; cf. -o
Example Sentences
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Mr. Hannig said his people could, with some effort, re-use a car’s original Smith tach and speedo, as well as the machine-turned dash of the Series I models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2018
There’s a tantalising pause, then Farage gets back to fixing the speedo, muttering gruffly: “Maybe you didn’t hear – I don’t fight no referendums no more.”
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2018
The speedo crept past 40 as we turned south from the inlet, barely taking any spray over the bow; exactly the conditions the 40-foot offshore racing hull was designed for.
From Time Magazine Archive
I place the lead hook in front of the dorsal fin of a goggle-eye, blue runner or yellowtail or through the nostrils of a speedo or tinker mackerel.
From Time Magazine Archive
The electronics console raises and lowers at the touch of a button, while tach, speedo and fuel gauges are permanently mounted just above.
From Time Magazine Archive
If this is a battle scene, I suspect that the artist was an early precursor to the movie "The 300" where Spartans fought in black leather speedos.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2017
“I mean, I’m a man going around in me speedos, me goggles and me hat. They’ve been really lenient with me to allow me to raise all this money.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2017
That is likely to mean a rambunctious Commons debate on July 20, which should have been the day MPs packed their speedos and headed for the beaches.
From Time ● Jul. 18, 2011
Yes, 90 percent of the people who show up are straight, and yes, some people show up in pink speedos and wigs purely as a joke, but Buzz feels good about it.
From Washington Post
Once Fischer uncovered schools of speedos and skipjack tuna, we knew things would break loose.
From Time Magazine Archive
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