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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An instrument for indicating speed.
  • noun An instrument for indicating distance traveled as well as rate of speed.
  • noun An odometer.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A speed-recorder; a speed-indicator or recorder adapted to an automobile, carriage, or bicycle. See speed-indicator.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A device that measures, and indicates the current speed of a vehicle.
  • noun Such a device incorporating an odometer.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed

Etymologies

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speed +‎ -meter

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