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Dictionary: rov·er1   ('vər) pronunciation

n.
    1. One that roves; a wanderer.
    2. A crewed or uncrewed vehicle, used especially in exploring the terrain of a planet and its satellites.
  1. Sports. A mark in archery selected by chance.

ro·ver2 ('vər) pronunciation
n.
  1. A pirate.
  2. A pirate vessel.

[Middle English, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, robber, from roven, to rob.]


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rover

Any member, as a molding, that follows the line of a curve.


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
  Synonyms: wanderer, roamer, bird of passage

Meaning #2: an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement
  Synonym: scouter


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Rover may refer to:

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Automotive industry

  • Rover Company, a British motorcycle and car manufacturing company established 1904, absorbed into Leyland Motor Corporation in 1967
  • Austin Rover Group, a mass-market car manufacturing subsidiary of Leyland
  • Land Rover Group, a light commercial vehicle division of Leyland
  • Freight Rover, a commercial van/truck manufacturing division of Leyland
  • Rover Group, the new name given to Leyland in 1986 after the company divested its other divisions, later sold to BMW
  • MG Rover Group, a company formed in 2000 when BMW sold most of the Rover Group to the Phoenix Consortium
  • Land Rover, a 4x4, SUV and all-terrain vehicle manufacturer sold by BMW to Ford in 2000, and now owned by Tata Motors
  • Rover Light Armoured Car, a WWII Australian vehicle unrelated to the Rover Company

Space exploration

Sports

Football teams

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Rover

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - vandringsmand

2.
n. - sørøver, pirat

3.
n. - forspinder

Nederlands (Dutch)
zeerover, iemand met een kaartje voor een staanplaats, maankarretje

Français (French)
1.
n. - vagabond, personne qui erre

2.
n. - pirate

3.
n. - (Tex) cardeur, (Tex) carde

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Vagabund, Wanderer

2.
n. - Freibeuter, Seeräuber

3.
n. - Vorspinner, Vorspinnmaschine

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πλάνης, περιπλανώμενος, σουρτούκης, νομάς

Italiano (Italian)
giramondo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - alvo (m), andarilho (m)

Русский (Russian)
бродяга, скиталец, собака

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - vagabundo, explorador

2.
n. - pirata

3.
n. - cardador, máquina de cardar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vandrare, nomad, sjörövare

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 流浪者, 远距离箭靶, 漫游者, 任意箭靶

2. 海盗, 海盗船

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 流浪者, 遠距離箭靶, 漫遊者, 任意箭靶

2.
n. - 海盜, 海盜船

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 유랑자, 배회자, 임시 과녁

2.
n. - 해적, 표절자, 약탈자

3.
n. - 조방공, 조방기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 流浪者, 放浪者, 海賊

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الطائف, المتجول, القرصان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נווד, משוטט, מכונת השחלה, צופה בכיר, כדור שפגע במספר חיילים, מטרה שנבחרה בטווח לא-ברור או בטווח מרוחק (בקליעה בקשת)‬
n. - ‮נווד, משוטט, מכונת השחלה, צופה בכיר, כדור שפגע במספר חיילים, מטרה שנבחרה בטווח לא-ברור או בטווח מרוחק (בקליעה בקשת)‬
n. - ‮נווד, משוטט, מכונת השחלה, צופה בכיר, כדור שפגע במספר חיילים, מטרה שנבחרה בטווח לא-ברור או בטווח מרוחק (בקליעה בקשת)‬


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