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mileage
(mass) | mileage
- vzdialenosť v míľach, cestovné, spotreba |
mileage
(encz) | mileage,délka v mílích n: Zdeněk Brož |
mileage
(encz) | mileage,vzdálenost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Mileage
(gcide) | Mileage \Mile"age\ (m[imac]l"[asl]j; 48), n.
1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per
mile.
[1913 Webster]
2. Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of
lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company,
telegraph company, etc. [Written also milage.]
[1913 Webster]
3. The number of miles that a vehicle can travel after
consuming a certain quantity of fuel; in the United
States, usually expressed in units of miles per gallon;
as, smaller cars tend to get better mileage. It is
sometimes used as a nmeasure of the energy efficiency of a
vehicle.
[PJC]
4. Use, profit or advantage; as, he got a lot of mileage out
of one hit record.
[PJC]
Constructive mileage, a mileage allowed for journeys
supposed to be made, but not actually made. --Bartlett.
[1913 Webster] |
mileage
(wn) | mileage
n 1: distance measured in miles [syn: mileage, milage]
2: the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of
gallons of gasoline burned [syn: mileage, {fuel consumption
rate}, gasoline mileage, gas mileage]
3: a travel allowance at a given rate per mile traveled |
MILEAGE
(bouvier) | MILEAGE. A compensation allowed by law to officers, for their trouble and
expenses in travelling on public business.
2. The mileage allowed to members of congress, is eight dollars for
every twenty miles of estimated distance, by the most usual roads, from his
place of residence to the seat of congress, at the commencement and end of
every session. Act of Jan. 22, 1818; 3 Story, Laws U. S. 1657.
3. In computing mileage the distance by the road usually travelled is
that which must be allowed, whether in fact the officer travels a more or
less distant way to suit his own convenience. 5 Shepl. R. 431.
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gas mileage
(encz) | gas mileage, n: |
gasoline mileage
(encz) | gasoline mileage, n: |
your mileage may vary
(czen) | Your Mileage May Vary,YMMV[zkr.] |
Car mileage
(gcide) | Car mileage \Car mileage\ (Railroads)
(a) Car miles collectively.
(b) The amount paid by one road for the use of cars of
another road.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Constructive mileage
(gcide) | Mileage \Mile"age\ (m[imac]l"[asl]j; 48), n.
1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per
mile.
[1913 Webster]
2. Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of
lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company,
telegraph company, etc. [Written also milage.]
[1913 Webster]
3. The number of miles that a vehicle can travel after
consuming a certain quantity of fuel; in the United
States, usually expressed in units of miles per gallon;
as, smaller cars tend to get better mileage. It is
sometimes used as a nmeasure of the energy efficiency of a
vehicle.
[PJC]
4. Use, profit or advantage; as, he got a lot of mileage out
of one hit record.
[PJC]
Constructive mileage, a mileage allowed for journeys
supposed to be made, but not actually made. --Bartlett.
[1913 Webster] |
Mileage
(gcide) | Mileage \Mile"age\ (m[imac]l"[asl]j; 48), n.
1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per
mile.
[1913 Webster]
2. Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of
lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company,
telegraph company, etc. [Written also milage.]
[1913 Webster]
3. The number of miles that a vehicle can travel after
consuming a certain quantity of fuel; in the United
States, usually expressed in units of miles per gallon;
as, smaller cars tend to get better mileage. It is
sometimes used as a nmeasure of the energy efficiency of a
vehicle.
[PJC]
4. Use, profit or advantage; as, he got a lot of mileage out
of one hit record.
[PJC]
Constructive mileage, a mileage allowed for journeys
supposed to be made, but not actually made. --Bartlett.
[1913 Webster] |
Passenger mileage
(gcide) | Passenger mileage \Passenger mileage\ (Railroads)
Passenger miles collectively; the total number of miles
traveled by passengers on a railroad during a given period.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Ton mileage
(gcide) | Ton mileage \Ton mileage\ (Railroads)
Ton miles collectively; esp., the total ton miles performed
by a railroad in a given period.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
gas mileage
(wn) | gas mileage
n 1: the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of
gallons of gasoline burned [syn: mileage, {fuel
consumption rate}, gasoline mileage, gas mileage] |
gasoline mileage
(wn) | gasoline mileage
n 1: the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of
gallons of gasoline burned [syn: mileage, {fuel
consumption rate}, gasoline mileage, gas mileage] |
your mileage may vary
(foldoc) | Your mileage may vary
YMMV
(YMMV) The disclaimer American car manufacturers
attached to EPA mileage ratings. A humourous way of saying
that the thing under discussion will not necessarily give you
the same results as the author. Often used to convey the
hardware dependence of Unix freeware distributions.
[Jargon File]
(2012-02-16)
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your mileage may vary
(jargon) | Your mileage may vary
cav.
[from the standard disclaimer attached to EPA mileage ratings by American
car manufacturers]
1. A ritual warning often found in Unix freeware distributions. Translates
roughly as “Hey, I tried to write this portably, but who knows what'll
happen on your system?”
2. More generally, a qualifier attached to advice. “I find that sending
flowers works well, but your mileage may vary.”
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MILEAGE
(bouvier) | MILEAGE. A compensation allowed by law to officers, for their trouble and
expenses in travelling on public business.
2. The mileage allowed to members of congress, is eight dollars for
every twenty miles of estimated distance, by the most usual roads, from his
place of residence to the seat of congress, at the commencement and end of
every session. Act of Jan. 22, 1818; 3 Story, Laws U. S. 1657.
3. In computing mileage the distance by the road usually travelled is
that which must be allowed, whether in fact the officer travels a more or
less distant way to suit his own convenience. 5 Shepl. R. 431.
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