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skatemobile

American  
[skeyt-moh-beel] / ˈskeɪt moʊˌbil /

noun

  1. a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.

Etymology

Origin of skatemobile

skate 1 + (auto)mobile

Example Sentences

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"One skate is not of much use to you, Rose, and if Russ can make a sort of wagon, or skatemobile, as I have heard them called, it will be fun for all of you."

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"Now it's your turn, Rose," he said, as he handed her the skatemobile.

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Then Rose and her brothers, with Violet taking a turn now and then, had fine fun on the skatemobile.

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He had looked at a "skatemobile" a few days before, and, being a clever little chap, he remembered how it was made.

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