Fuel gauge

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An instrument, usually mounted on an instrument panel, which indicates the quantity of fuel in the fuel tank(s).

    ""Game over," Waddicor warns. "Look at the fuel gauge. Someone's forgotten to fill up." The heavily laden train has come from Freightliner's Maritime Terminal in Southampton's western docks. Waddicor reckons there might not be enough diesel in the tank to complete the journey."

  2. 2
    an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
fuel indicatorenergy gaugefuel level gaugegas gaugemomentum gaugemotivation indicator

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""Game over," Waddicor warns. "Look at the fuel gauge. Someone's forgotten to fill up." The heavily laden train has come from Freightliner's Maritime Terminal in Southampton's western docks. Waddicor reckons there might not be enough diesel in the tank to complete the journey."

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