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Definition of Milometer
1. Noun. A meter that shows mileage traversed.
Generic synonyms: Meter
Group relationships: Automotive Vehicle, Motor Vehicle
Definition of Milometer
1. Noun. An odometer graduated in miles ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Milometer
Literary usage of Milometer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Nile: Notes for Travellers in Egypt by Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge (1902)
"The milometer here is a pillar, which is divided into seventeen parts, each
representing a cubit, ... The first milometer at Roda is said to have been built ..."
2. Machine Gun Fire Control by Glenn Perrin Wilhelm (1917)
"The milometer is as simple and as easily operated as any arithmetical ... Scales B
and C of the milometer also consist of one complete logarithmic scale ..."
3. A History of Egypt by Sir John Pentland Mahaffy, Joseph Grafton Milne, Stanley Lane-Poole, William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1901)
"Another milometer was erected at the upper end of Roda in 861, and improved by
Ibr.-Tulun in 873; it registered eighteen cubits' rise, each cubit divided ..."
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