Meanings
nounfuel gauge (plural fuel gauges)
plural fuel gauges
- 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.
2025 August 20, Paul Clifton, “A driver's eye view of East West Rail”, in RAIL, number 1042, page 30
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic عَدَّاد الوَقُود
- عَدَّاد الوَقُود (ʕaddād al-waqūd)measuring instrument
Danish brændstofsmåler, benzinmåler
- brændstofsmålermeasuring instrument
- benzinmålermeasuring instrument
German Benzinuhr, Tankuhr
- Benzinuhrmeasuring instrument
- Tankuhrmeasuring instrument
Norwegian Bokmål drivstoffmåler
- drivstoffmålermeasuring instrument
Cite this entry
APA
fuel gauge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuel%20gauge
MLA
“fuel gauge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuel%20gauge. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fuel gauge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fuel%20gauge.
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