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runabouts

runabouts is the plural of runabout.

Meaning of runabout

Noun

runabout (plural runabouts)

  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, […]1913, Robert Barr, chapter 2, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad
  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.

Questions about runabouts

What is runabouts the plural of?
Runabouts is the plural of runabout.

Words near runabouts in the dictionary

  1. run-walked
  2. run-walking
  3. run-walks
  4. runable
  5. runabout
  6. runabouts
  7. runagate
  8. runagates
  9. runahead
  10. runaholic
  11. runaholics

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