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scooter
1[skoo-ter]
noun
Also called kick scooter. a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
Also called electric scooter. Also called e-scooter. a similar vehicle with or without a seat, propelled by a motor powered by rechargeable batteries.
Also called motor scooter. a lightweight motor vehicle similar to a motorcycle, having a saddlelike seat mounted over the engine and a footboard to rest the feet.
(in the U.S. and Canada) a sailboat equipped with runners for use on ice.
verb (used without object)
to sail or travel in or on a scooter.
scooter
2[skoo-ter]
noun
plural
scooters ,plural
scooter .scooter
/ ˈskuːtə /
noun
a child's vehicle consisting of a low footboard on wheels, steered by handlebars. It is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground
See motor scooter
(in the US and Canada) another term for ice yacht
Other Word Forms
- scooterist noun
Example Sentences
Then up, up, and up, past the markets, clothing boutiques, fix-it shops, the swirling schools of motor scooters and all those purple jacaranda trees, starting their seasonal bloom.
If mini golf didn’t take up so much time, my daughter and I like to go on these little beauty walks where she gets on her scooter and puts her helmet on.
At our YMCA’s “toddler time,” my firstborn son had only a passing interest in the nylon tunnels and scooter boards.
He rides an electric scooter around the grounds of Windsor Castle, but still describes himself as "a late person".
William arrived to meet the actor on an electric scooter that he said he used to get around the castle grounds.
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