accelerator

noun/əkˈsɛləreɪtər/

Frequency rank: #8,356 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A pedal or device used to increase the speed of a vehicle or process.

Illustration for the English word “accelerator”

Example sentence

He pressed the accelerator to speed up the car on the highway.

Synonyms & related words

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