drunkometern.
/drʌŋˈkɒmɪtə/ U.S.
A device for measuring the alcoholic content of a person's breath.
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the world > food and drink > drink > thirst > excess in drinking > [noun] > device for measuring intoxication
drunkometer1934
intoximeter1941
society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > driving or operating a vehicle > [noun] > breathalyser test
breath test1861
breath testing1927
drunkometer1934
breathalyser1954
B-test1967
1934 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 12 May 1597/1 Exhibit of automatic demonstration of the use of the ‘drunkometer’, a device for detecting drunkenness by testing the subject's breath.
1955 Times 20 July 6/1 Lord Mancroft said that three machines, the drunkometer, the alcohmeter, and the intoximeter had been developed in the United States.
1960 New Statesman 23 Jan. 95/1 Since the drunkometer has been used in New York, convictions for drunken driving have increased from 30 to 85 percent.
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