fuel gauge
4
2.9
- noun
- /fjul ɡeɪdʒ/
:
indicador de combustible
- Every other week I'd take off on Saturday morning only to discover that yet again my husband hadn't bothered to gas up, and the needle of the fuel gauge was almost on E.
- the needle on the fuel gauge
- check the fuel gauge
- fuel gauge reads empty
And the answer is yes, of course, there are two fuel gauges because there are two fuel tanks.
- And the answer is yes, of course, there are two fuel gauges because there are two fuel tanks.
- is that you don't keep printing until you're done. It's like, it's like if your car has a fuel gauge that goes to E,
- Anyway, they give me this diesel Vauxhall Venture at the time and it had AI, didn't know it had a faulty fuel gauge.
Examples
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Wolfgang buckles up as the fuel gauge hits empty.
Fiction book (1992) -
These days, he looks for gas once the fuel gauge drops below a quarter for his 29-gallon tank.
Blog text (26) -
It's very important you watch the fuel gauge, ok?
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Keep your eye on the fuel gauge.
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Look at your fuel gauge.
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The fuel gauge reads empty.
Fiction book (1999) -
The fuel gauge registered under a quarter, and the needle was dropping fast.
Fiction book (1999) -
The takeaway here is that the fuel gauge on the Focus Electric is very good.
Blog text (17) -
Ellis glanced at the fuel gauge; the needle stood at half a tank.
Fiction book (1996) -
When the light on the fuel gauge started blinking, I knew I needed to refuel soon.
Synonyms
45
3.9
A device that shows how much or how full something is, like a fuel meter
3
2.8
A device in a vehicle that shows how much fuel is left
A device in a vehicle that shows how much fuel is left in the tank
A device in a car that shows how much petrol is left
A device in a car that shows how much gas is left
A device that shows how much fuel is left in a car's tank
A device that shows how much fuel is left in a car's tank
How Accurate
- US
4
2.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'fuel' (material burned) plus 'gauge' (a measuring device) yields a device that measures the amount of fuel. This simple noun–noun compound follows regular word-formation patterns found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Fuel gauge is a literal name: a gauge for fuel that 'shows' how much is in the tank. The picture of a dial pointing to 'full' or 'empty' makes it easy to remember, so it means the device that tells you when you need to refuel.