perambulator
n 1: a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child
is pushed around [syn: {baby buggy}, {baby carriage},
{carriage}, {perambulator}, {pram}, {stroller}, {go-cart},
{pushchair}, {pusher}]
Perambulator \Per*am"bu*la`tor\, n.
1. One who perambulates.
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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}.
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3. A low carriage for a child, propelled by pushing; a baby
carriage; -- called also {pram}, in Britain.
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Ambulator \Am"bu*la`tor\, n.
1. One who walks about; a walker.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A beetle of the genus {Lamia}.
(b) A genus of birds, or one of this genus.
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3. An instrument for measuring distances; -- called also
{perambulator}. --Knight.
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