milometer

(maɪˈlɒmɪtə)

(Automotive Engineering) a variant spelling of mileometer

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Noun

milometer - a meter that shows mileage traversed

hodometer, mileometer, odometer

meter - any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity

automotive vehicle, motor vehicle - a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails

Translations

milometer

[maɪˈlɒmɪtə^r] n (British) → compteur m kilométrique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

milometer

mileometer [maɪˈlɒmətəʳ] n (Brit) → contachilometri m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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LOVE blossomed at a car factory for teenage sweethearts John and Joan Bennett who are now toasting 60 years on the marriage milometer.

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Turn the milometer back a decade and traffic jams in the city were a rare sight.

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The shocking extent of the scam was uncovered when Trading Standards officers cross-referenced the genuine mileage of the vehicles from auction house records with milometer readings in the vans and Auto Trader adverts placed by Alvey.

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I reset the milometer and set off on the 44 mile journey home.

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The digital milometer logs miles on land and also records engine hours when afloat to gauge service intervals accurately.

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This is the sign who will check the milometer before a long journey and keep a log of the fuel consumption, the character who's first to spot flaws, although often too discreet to point them out unless there's a deal being done.

VIRGO; They have the image of being the archetypal spinster or bachelor, but Virgo is much more likely to know all the positions of the Kama Sutra than be stuck in a convent or a monastery. They also have a mind like Mr Spock and will answer all the questions ..