amphometern.

/æmˈfɒmɪtə(r)/

Etymology: < amph- (probably < mph n. at M n. Initialisms 1, with arbitrary a- prefixed) + -ometer comb. form.

Austral.

A device for measuring the speed of vehicles passing over the stretch of road on which it is installed.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [noun] > traffic control > maximum legal speed > detection of infringements

trap1906

speed trap1927

radar speed trap1947

radar trap1962

amphometer1964

VASCAR1966

speed gun1972

1964 Telegraph (Brisbane) 9 Dec. 39/1 In each case, the amphometer and the police car speedometer had shown the same reading. The amphometer consists of a meter and two tubes which are placed across the road 88ft. apart.

1966 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 26 Oct. 7/5 Queensland should follow Victoria's lead and introduce ‘the little black boxes’ (amphometers) to cut down the State's tragic road toll.

1980 Kyabram (Victoria) Free Press 26 Feb. 1/7 An amphometer set up on the Midland Highway at Stanhope also intercepted five speeding motorists.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online November 2010).

单词	amphometer
释义	amphometern. /æmˈfɒmɪtə(r)/ Etymology: < amph- (probably < mph n. at M n. Initialisms 1, with arbitrary a- prefixed) + -ometer comb. form. Austral. A device for measuring the speed of vehicles passing over the stretch of road on which it is installed. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [noun] > traffic control > maximum legal speed > detection of infringements trap1906 speed trap1927 radar speed trap1947 radar trap1962 amphometer1964 VASCAR1966 speed gun1972 1964 Telegraph (Brisbane) 9 Dec. 39/1 In each case, the amphometer and the police car speedometer had shown the same reading. The amphometer consists of a meter and two tubes which are placed across the road 88ft. apart. 1966 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 26 Oct. 7/5 Queensland should follow Victoria's lead and introduce ‘the little black boxes’ (amphometers) to cut down the State's tragic road toll. 1980 Kyabram (Victoria) Free Press 26 Feb. 1/7 An amphometer set up on the Midland Highway at Stanhope also intercepted five speeding motorists. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online November 2010). < n.1964
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