speedo
Americannoun
plural
speedosnoun
Etymology
Origin of speedo
1950–55; by shortening; -o
Example Sentences
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Mr. Hannig said his people could, with some effort, re-use a car’s original Smith tach and speedo, as well as the machine-turned dash of the Series I models.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2018
There’s a tantalising pause, then Farage gets back to fixing the speedo, muttering gruffly: “Maybe you didn’t hear – I don’t fight no referendums no more.”
From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2018
The electronics console raises and lowers at the touch of a button, while tach, speedo and fuel gauges are permanently mounted just above.
From Time Magazine Archive
I place the lead hook in front of the dorsal fin of a goggle-eye, blue runner or yellowtail or through the nostrils of a speedo or tinker mackerel.
From Time Magazine Archive
The speedo crept past 40 as we turned south from the inlet, barely taking any spray over the bow; exactly the conditions the 40-foot offshore racing hull was designed for.
From Time Magazine Archive
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