runabout
nounEtymology Deverbal from run about.
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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, […]1913, Robert Barr, chapter 2, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
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Dated A motor car having a single row of seats.
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Historical A light, open, American horse-drawn vehicle with four large wheels.
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Archaic A gadabout or vagabond.
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Literature, Media, Publishing, Science fiction A small, relatively maneuverable spacecraft or shuttlecraft.