runabout

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
14
Letters
8

Definition of runabout

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of several small vehicles, especially a small motor car for use on short journeys.
    “The door being open, Stranleigh walked in unannounced. A two-seated runabout[…]stood by the window, where it could be viewed by passers-by. Further down the room rested a chassis, […]”
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noun

  1. Any of several small vehicles, especially a small motor car for use on short journeys.
    “The door being open, Stranleigh walked in unannounced. A two-seated runabout[…]stood by the window, where it could be viewed by passers-by. Further down the room rested a chassis, […]”
  2. (dated)A motor car having a single row of seats.
  3. (historical)A light, open, American horse-drawn vehicle with four large wheels.
  4. (archaic)A gadabout or vagabond.
  5. A small, relatively maneuverable spacecraft or shuttlecraft.

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Etymology

Deverbal from run about.

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2-letter words

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