RUNABOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does runabout mean? 

• RUNABOUT (noun)
  The noun RUNABOUT has 1 sense:

1. an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat

  Familiarity information: RUNABOUT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RUNABOUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

roadster; runabout; two-seater

Hypernyms ("runabout" is a kind of...):

auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)

Meronyms (parts of "runabout"):

rumble seat (a folding outside seat in the back of some early cars)