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bookmobile
[ book-muh-beel, -moh- ]
/ ˈbʊk məˌbil, -moʊ- /
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noun
an automobile, small truck, or trailer constructed to carry books and serve as a traveling library, as for communities where libraries are not accessible.
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Words nearby bookmobile
book lung, bookmaker, bookman, bookmark, book match, bookmobile, book of account, Book of Books, Book of Changes, Book of Common Prayer, book off
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How to use bookmobile in a sentence
For example, the bookmobile was a WPA program—old bread and milk trucks full of nailed-up shelves.
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British Dictionary definitions for bookmobile
bookmobile
/ (ˈbʊkməˌbiːl) /
noun
US and Canadian a vehicle providing lending library facilitiesAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): mobile library
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