speedometer
noun
an instrument on an automobile or other vehicle for indicating the rate of travel in miles or kilometers per hour.
speedometers
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pluralof speedometer.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“These are not very strategic components, but there are hundreds of them, small microprocessors in the lock systems, climate control, speedometers or whatever,” Volvo Chief Executive Håkan Samuelsson told The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
E-bikes legal to use on the Burke-Gilman Trail are Class 1 and Class 2 e-bikes built with a maximum speed of 20 mph and all have speedometers.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
“People could see this isn’t a chase where there’s a lot of inserts, of cutting to speedometers or a hand revving an engine, and it’s not shaky. It’s just very simple shots, simple dynamic coverage.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2022
Detroit’s Big Three automakers and other global automakers have been forced to cut production and even make some vehicles without features like heated seats or digital speedometers because of semiconductor shortage.
From Reuters ● Nov. 29, 2021
I saw those same trucks return with more miles added to their speedometers in one week than Earl might drive in ten weeks.
From The Life of Me; an autobiography by Clarence Edgar Johnson
