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Odometer vs Waywiser - What's the difference?

odometer | waywiser |

As nouns the difference between odometer and waywiser

is that odometer is an instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed while waywiser is an instrument for measuring distance travelled; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator.

odometer

English

(wikipedia odometer)

Alternative forms

* hodometer (dated) * odometre (nonstandard)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed.
  • A wheel used by surveyors, which registers distance traversed.

    • waywiser

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instrument for measuring distance travelled; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator.
    • The waywiser to a coach, exactly measuring the miles, and showing them by an index. — Evelyn.
    (Webster 1913)