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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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
The French automaker Peugeot, part of the newly formed Stellantis automaking empire, has gone so far as to substitute old-fashioned analog speedometers for digital units in some models.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2021
She had lists of manufacturers of motor-car accessories, of makers of lubricating oils, of distributors of ball-bearings and speedometers and springs and carburetors and compositions for water-proofing automobile tops.
From The Job An American Novel by Sinclair Lewis
