tach
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tach
First recorded in 1925–30; by shortening
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
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
The slick touches are carried inside to features such as the faux carbon-fiber dash with a five-inch tach.
From Time Magazine Archive
With the tach settled on 5000 rpm during my test, it didn�t take much fiddling to get 72.5 mph out of the boat.
From Time Magazine Archive
Coming down harder, bouncing off the seat, dripping from the tips of black rubber handgrips, tach speedometer needles resting on their zero pegs, twin mirrors focused back.
From The Book with the Yellow Cover by Wetterau, John Moncure
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