odometer
Collocations
3VERB + ODOMETER
back, checked, looked, putting, rolled, set, total
ODOMETER + NOUN
car
PREP.
in, on, than
Definitions
noun
An instrument, usually embedded within the speedometer of a vehicle, that measures the distance the vehicle has traveled since production.
When the car was delivered about eight weeks later, it was not the model that had been displayed on the show and it had more miles on the odometer than the car she had been promised.
On Sunday, the robot rover advanced another 157 feet (48 meters) as it continued along the rim of a Martian crater, putting Opportunity's total odometer at 25.01 miles (40.25 km), according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Pasadena, California.
A wheel used by surveyors, which registers distance traveled.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a meter that shows mileage traversed
- hodometer
- mileometer
- milometer
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6When the car was delivered about eight weeks later, it was not the model that had been displayed on the show and it had more miles on the odometer than the car she had been promised.
WiktionaryOn Sunday, the robot rover advanced another 157 feet (48 meters) as it continued along the rim of a Martian crater, putting Opportunity's total odometer at 25.01 miles (40.25 km), according to NASA's
WiktionaryTesla (TSLA.O) faces a proposed class action claiming it speeds up odometers on its electric vehicles so they fall out of warranty faster, saving Elon Musk's company from having to pay for repairs. Th
WiktionaryTom checked his odometer to see how far he'd driven.
Tatoeba · #1095301You have to reset the odometer.
Tatoeba · #1821360Tom looked at the odometer.
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