fuel gauges

Dashboard level displays

Fuel gauges is the plural of fuel gauge, an instrument that displays how much fuel remains in a tank.

Most familiar on vehicle dashboards, where the needle moves between F (full) and E (empty): The fuel gauge was broken, so we ran out of gas on the highway.

Also found on generators, boats, and aircraft.

Opposites
instrument function

fuel gaugesodometers

Vehicle distance recorders

speedometers · tachometers · voltmeters · ammeters

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G