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† roadometer Obs.|rəʊˈdɒmɪtə(r)|
[f. road n. + -ometer.]
a. A device for measuring distance travelled.
b. (See quot. 1926.)
1848W. Clayton Latter-day Saints' Emigrants' Guide 3 The distances from point to point are shown as near as a Roadometer can measure. 1859B. D. Williams Let. 9 May in L. R. Hafen Overland Routes to Gold Fields 238 The road..from Leavenworth city to Denver city, is 689 miles in length by the roadometer. 1926Glasgow Herald 14 Oct. 6 There is a considerable range of motor car attachments, including a roadometer which automatically indicates the position of the car on the road by a scale which shows the camber. |