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scooter
1[ skoo-ter ]
noun
- Also called kick scooter [kik]. 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 -Ǵdz· [ee, -skoo-ter],. a similar vehicle with or without a seat, propelled by a motor powered by rechargeable batteries.
- Also called mo·tor scoot·er [moh, -ter skoo-ter]. 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
scooter
/ ˈːə /
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
Derived Forms
- ˈǴdzٱ, noun
Example Sentences
“I was about 380 some-odd pounds. I was in a scooter. I could not walk. My legs were in trouble. My back was in trouble,” she said.
Kirillov, head of the Radiation, Biological and Chemical Defence Forces, was outside a residential block when a device hidden in a scooter was detonated remotely, SK said.
Where possible, his KR1 is built with mass-produced components - the wheels are the same as you would find on an electric scooter.
Sales of Ola's scooters are down to less than half from April last year and the company's losses have widened.
He is also accused of stealing a scooter on his way off campus around 5:30 p.m.
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