hodometer
- noun
- Archaic
- The hodometer showed that we had traveled 100 miles.
Examples
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The hodometer indicated that the vehicle had covered a distance of 250 kilometers.
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He examined the hodometer to record exactly how far the carriage had traveled.
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Early surveyors relied on a hodometer to calculate the length of roads.
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The mechanical hodometer on the old truck still worked after decades of use.
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I need to check the hodometer to see how far we've gone.
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After the trip, she looked at the hodometer to find out how far they had driven.
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To ensure accurate records, we regularly checked the hodometer on the delivery truck.
Synonyms
178
3.2
A device that measures how much gas, water, or electricity you use
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3.9
A tool in a car that shows how far it has travelled
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9.9
A meter in a vehicle that shows how far it has traveled
A device in a vehicle that shows how many miles it has traveled
A device in a vehicle that shows how many miles it has traveled
How Accurate
Surface Forms
Morphology
hodometer = hodo + meter
The word is built from classical combining forms meaning 'way/road' and 'measure', but that structure is not transparent to an average B1 learner.
Etymology
The word hodometer comes from an old Greek word hodos meaning 'road' and the part -meter meaning 'measure'. So a hodometer is a tool that measures how far a vehicle goes, like the more common odometer.