| word | odometer |
|---|---|
| definition | An instrument used to measure distance traveled. |
| eg_sentence | Jennifer watched the odometer to see how far she would have to drive to her new job. |
| explanation | Odometer includes the root from the Greek word hodos, meaning “road” or “trip.” An odometer shares space on your dashboard with a speedometer, a tachometer, and maybe a “tripmeter.” The odometer is what crooked car salesmen tamper with when they want to reduce the mileage a car registers as having traveled. One of life's little pleasures is watching the odometer as all the numbers change at the same time |
| IPA | ˌoʊˈdɑmətər |
Tags: mwvb::unit:6, mwvb::unit:6:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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