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run·a·bout
(rŭn′ə-bout′)n.
1.
a. A small motorboat.
b. A light aircraft.
c. A small, open automobile or carriage.
2. A vagabond or wanderer.
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runabout
(ˈrʌnəˌbaʊt) orrunaround
n
1. (Automotive Engineering) a small car, esp one for use in a town
2. (Aeronautics) a light aircraft
3. (Nautical Terms) a light motorboat
4. a person who moves about constantly or busily
vb
(intr, adverb) to move busily from place to place
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run•a•bout
(ˈrʌn əˌbaʊt)n.
1. a small, light automobile with an open top; roadster.
2. a small pleasure motorboat.
3. a person who roves around from place to place.
[1540–50]
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| Noun | 1. |  runabout - an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seatauto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" rumble seat - a folding outside seat in the back of some early cars |
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