Noun (2)
ever since he developed a strong case of wanderlust in college, he's been a rover
a story of the days when sea rovers plied the Caribbean
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Because the Moon blocks the transmissions from Yutu-2 to Earth, the Chinese rover used a relay satellite to communicate with its base back home.—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025 The lander's cargo will include essential supplies for the astronauts, food, water and oxygen, along with scientific instruments, communication systems, power generation units and even rovers.—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025 This combination of isolation, altitude and temperature is what makes the site so scientifically valuable as a training ground for scientists and astronauts — and as a test site for equipment and rovers.—Rosanna Philpott, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025 Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander, now in production, is due to deposit the rover to the lunar south pole in late 2027.—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rover
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Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Middle Dutch, from roven to rob; akin to Old English rēafian to reave — more at reave
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