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perambulator |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perambulator \Per*am"bu*la`tor\, n. 1. One who perambulates. 2. A surveyor's instrument for measuring distances. It consists of a wheel arranged to roll along over the ground, with an apparatus of clockwork, and a dial plate upon which the distance traveled is shown by an index. See {Odometer}. 3. A low carriage for a child, propelled by pushing. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ambulator \Am"bu*la`tor\, n. 1. One who walks about a walker. 2. (Zo["o]l.) a A beetle of the genus {Lamia}. b A genus of birds, or one of this genus. 3. An instrument for measuring distances; -- called also {perambulator}. --Knight. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: perambulator n : a small carriage in which a baby or child is pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {baby carriage}, {pram}, {stroller}, {go-cart}, {pushchair}, {pusher}]
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