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scooter

 
(skū'tər) pronunciation
n.
  1. A child's vehicle consisting of a long footboard between two small end wheels, controlled by an upright steering handle attached to the front wheel.
  2. A motor scooter.
  3. A flatbottom sailboat with runners that can skim over water or ice.

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IN BRIEF: A vehicle propelled by pushing the road with one's foot.

pronunciation All he wanted for his birthday was a bright green scooter.

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noun, mainly US

A fast vehicle, esp. a train or car. (1917 —) .
J. Evans 'We'll use your scooter, Mac....Where's she parked?'...I wondered how they knew I had a car (1948).



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For a list of words related to scooter, see:
  • Cycles - scooter: small motorbike; child’s two-wheel, self-propelled vehicle with long, narrow footboard
  • Toys and Playthings


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Scooter may refer to:

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Vehicles

Land

  • Kick scooter, a wheeled vehicle propelled by a rider pushing off the ground
  • Motorscooter, a motorcycle with a step-through frame
    • Maxi-scooter, a large motor scooter, generally 250cc or larger
  • Knee scooter, a mobility device for patients with leg injuries
  • Mobility scooter, a motorized chair with three or four wheels that is designed for people with limited mobility
  • Motorized scooter, a kick scooter with a motor
  • "Scooter", a colloquial term for a Harley Davidson motorcycle
  • Eccentric-hub scooter, a vehicle related to the Kick scooter and bicycle, propelled by bouncing on the rider platform
  • Square scooter, a square plank attached to four swivel casters at the corners

Air

Water

  • Diving scooter (also known as Diver Propulsion Vehicle), an item of diving equipment used by scuba divers to increase their range while underwater
  • Water scooter (also known as a personal water craft), a type of recreational watercraft

Ice

  • Ice scooter (also known as an Ice boat), a small, light vehicle able to travel quickly across water, ice, or snow

People

Fictional characters

Other

  • Scooter, a corruption of the word Scoter; a large black diving duck
  • Scooter (skirt), a short skirt with shorts underneath, also known as a "skort"
  • Scooterboy, a subculture known for riding vintage Italian scooters
  • The Scooter, a giant, fast-moving storm on the planet Neptune
  • Scooter (novel), a novel by Mick Foley
  • Scooter (band), a German hard dance/eurodance band with over 80 gold and platinum awards.
  • Scooter (Belgian band), a Belgian pop band

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - scooter, løbehjul
v. intr. - løbe på løbehjul

Nederlands (Dutch)
scooter, autoped

Français (French)
n. - patinette, trottinette, scooter, (US) yacht à glace
v. intr. - naviguer en scooter (des mers), voyager en scooter

Deutsch (German)
n. - Motorroller, Roller
v. - rollern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πατίνι, βέσπα

Italiano (Italian)
motoretta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - patinete (m), barco a vela (m)

Русский (Russian)
человек, бегущий стремглав, удирающий человек, самокат, скутер, мотороллер, маленький плуг

Español (Spanish)
n. - moto, vespa, patineta
v. intr. - andar en moto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skoter, sparkcykel, isjakt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
速可达, 单脚滑行车, 踏板车, 骑小轮摩托车, 玩踏板车, 骑单脚滑行车

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 速可達, 單腳滑行車, 踏板車
v. intr. - 騎小輪摩托車, 玩踏板車, 騎單腳滑行車

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 외발 스케이트, 스쿠터, 활주 범선
v. intr. - ~스쿠터로 달리다, 나아가다, 활주 범선으로 활주하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 片足スケート, スクーター

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) دراجه يسيرها ألطفل برجل واحدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קטנוע‬
v. intr. - ‮רכב על קטנוע, נה בקטנוע‬


 
 

 

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