English Explanatory Dictionary

runabout

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several small vehicles, especially a small motor car for use on short journeys.
  2. A motor car having a single row of seats.
  3. A light, open, American horse-drawn vehicle with four large wheels.
  4. A gadabout or vagabond.
  5. A small, relatively maneuverable spacecraft or shuttlecraft.

Word forms

runabout runabouts

Etymology

Deverbal from run about.

Related words

run-around runaround tourabout
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