bookmobile
[ boo k-muh-beel, -moh- ]
/ ˈbʊk məˌbil, -moʊ- /
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.
Nearby words
- booklover,
- bookmaker,
- bookmaking,
- bookman,
- bookmark,
- bookpaper,
- bookplate,
- bookrack,
- bookrest,
- bookseller
Origin of bookmobile
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Examples from the Web for bookmobile
For example, the bookmobile was a WPA program—old bread and milk trucks full of nailed-up shelves.
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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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