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perambulator

[ per-am-byuh-ley-ter ]

/ pərˈæm byəˌleɪ tər /

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noun

baby carriage.

an odometer pushed by a person walking.

a person who makes a tour of inspection on foot.

Origin of perambulator

1605–15; < Medieval Latin: inspector, surveyor; see perambulate, -tor

Words nearby perambulator

peradventure, peraea, perahia, perak, perambulate, perambulator, perborate, perborax, perboric acid, perbunan, perc

Example sentences from the Web for perambulator

And the perambulator was got for my Emmie's first—it didn't live but six months, and she's never had but that one.

The Railway Children |E. Nesbit
Winton went leisurely up to the perambulator, and, saluting Betty, looked down at his grandchild.

Beyond |John Galsworthy
"Or you might run over to the Goelets', and borrow their baby's perambulator," continued that segment of the Spanish Inquisition.

The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him |Paul Leicester Ford
Peggy asked, as they set off, she and Hal hand-in-hand, just in front of nurse and the perambulator.

Little Miss Peggy |Mrs. Molesworth

I pulled pieces of perambulator out of myself for two weeks with the hand that was not disabled.

Remarks |Bill Nye

British Dictionary definitions for perambulator

perambulator

/ (pəˈræmbjʊˌleɪtə) /

noun

a formal word for pram 1

a wheel-like instrument used by surveyors to measure distances