Meaning of ROADSTER
Pronunciation: | | 'rowdstur
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
- [n] an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
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| Synonyms: | | buggy, runabout, two-seater |
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| See Also: | | auto, automobile, car, carriage, equipage, machine, motorcar, rig, rumble seat | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Road"ster\, n.
1. (Naut.) A clumsy vessel that works its way from one
anchorage to another by means of the tides. --Ham. Nav.
Encyc.
2. A horse that is accustomed to traveling on the high road,
or is suitable for use on ordinary roads.
A sound, swift, well-fed hunter and roadster.
--Thackeray.
3. A bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads rather than
for the racing track.
4. One who drives much; a coach driver. [Eng.]
5. A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the
hounds across country. [Eng. Slang.]
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