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单词 milometer
释义

Definition of milometer in English:

milometer

(also mileometer)
nounmʌɪˈlɒmɪtə
British
  • An instrument on a vehicle for measuring the number of miles travelled.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The car looked immaculate and the interior was clean and unworn, which could mean the mileage was accurate, although the digits on the speedo didn't quite line up - a telltale sign that the mileometer might have been tampered with.
    • The process involves winding back the mileometer to give a false mileage.
    • By my mileometer you stay on this road for 7.7 miles.
    • Recently, it was improved with the fitting of an electronic milometer, a low-fuel warning light, and, on luxury models, a rev counter and a wash wipe facility for the windscreen.
    • Coun Miller said: ‘The problem is bikes do not have milometers, so it is nearly impossible to monitor your mileage.’
    • If the mileage is low but the wear and tear looks heavy or the numbers on the mileometer do not align properly, it may have been.
    • Clocked means that the mileometer has been wound back to show a lower mileage.
    • The loose dashboard trim also hinted that the mileometer might have been tampered with.
    Synonyms
    odometer, counter

Rhymes

accelerometer, anemometer, barometer, gasometer, geometer, manometer, micrometer, olfactometer, optometer, pedometer, photometer, pyrometer, speedometer, swingometer, tachometer, thermometer
 
 
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