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


WordNet: rover
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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


Wikipedia: Rover
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Contents

Rover may refer to:

General

  • A traveller
  • A pirate


Automotive industry

  • Rover Company, a former British automobile manufacturing company which built Rover cars and Land Rover vehicles and established the Rover marque; this article also covers the
    • merged Rover company,
    • broken-up Rover cars subsidiary divisions,
    • dormant Rover marque now owned by Tata Motors.
  • Austin Rover Group, a former subsidiary division of British Leyland, a combine including Rover cars
  • Land Rover Group, a former subsidiary division of British Leyland, a combine including Land Rover vehicles
  • Rover Group, a former British automobile manufacturing company, a successor of British Leyland bought by BMW combining Rover, Land Rover, Mini, and MG
  • MG Rover Group, a former British automobile manufacturing company formed from the Rover Group's Rover and MG car activities after its sale by BMW.
  • Land Rover, a British automobile manufacturing company now owned by Tata Motors.
  • Freight Rover, a former British commercial vehicle subsidiary division of British Leyland now owned by LDV Group.
  • Rover Light Armoured Car, an armoured car unrelated to the Rover company built in Australia during the Second World War.
  • Rover (motorcycles) a defunct British motorcycle manufacturer

Cycling industry

  • Rover (bicycle), originating in 1885, the first recognizably modern bicycle; manufactured by Starley & Sutton Co. of Coventry, later becoming the Rover Company

Locomotive industry

  • Rover class, a famous class of Great Western Railway broad gauge steam locomotives

Space exploration

Vehicles

In sports

Football (soccer) teams

Other sports

Other uses

  • Rover Computers, Russian Computer Manufacturer
  • Rover (lawnmower), iconic Australian lawnmower brand
  • Rover (log canoe), listed on the NRHP in Maryland
  • Rover (ticket), public transport ticket
  • Rover (Beanie Baby), a Beanie Baby dog made by Ty, Inc.
  • Rover Scout, age section in many Scouting associations
  • Rover (The Prisoner), the floating white sphere that captured would-be escapees in the TV series The Prisoner
  • ROVER Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver, a military system which sends sensor images from aircraft to ground troops
  • Rovers Return Inn, a fictional public house in the ITV1 soap opera Coronation Street
  • Rover's Morning Glory, a syndicated radio show hosted by Shane "Rover" French
  • Red Rover, a game
  • Rover, the main character of J.R.R. Tolkien's book Roverandom
  • Rover (comic), a boys' comic book featuring Alf Tupper. Published from 4 March 1922, it was merged with the Wizard in 1963, ceasing publication in 1978.
  • Rover, a common name for a dog

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Translations: Rover
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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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