mileometer
6.8
A device in a vehicle that shows how many miles it has traveled
- noun
- /maɪˈlɪˌoʊmɪtər/
- Specialized
:
cuentakilómetros
- The mileometer showed that we had driven over 100 miles since our last stop.
Examples
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The old car's mileometer was broken, so we had no idea how many miles we had driven.
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Before starting our road trip, I checked the mileometer to see how far we had already traveled.
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I think the motor is purely for the actual mileometer part of it.
Synonyms
odometer
vsmileometer
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3.9
A tool in a car that shows how far it has travelled
records distance specifically in miles rather than unspecified units
1
9.9
A meter in a vehicle that shows how far it has traveled
is the full formal name rather than a casual abbreviation
5.3
A device in a vehicle that shows how many miles it has traveled
is the same meaning but uses different wording or form
9.9
A device that shows how far a vehicle has traveled
records distance specifically in miles rather than unspecified units
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word mileometer is formed from mile, the unit of 'distance', and meter, a device that 'measures', just like in speedometer. So a mileometer records how many miles a vehicle has traveled.