: an instrument for measuring the distance traveled (as by a vehicle)
How do you use odometer in a sentence?
Odometer sentence example
- Dean looked at the odometer and then at the mileage log. ...
- It was one of those uncomfortable moments that left her wondering if the odometer was what he was interested in. ...
- Plan to use the vehicle odometer to keep track of distance traveled.
Why do they call it an odometer?
The instrument in your car that shows you how far you've driven is called an odometer. ... In the seventeenth century, odometers measured the distance traveled by horse-drawn carriages. Odometer comes from the Greek roots hodos, "way," and metron, "a measure."
