Definition of RUNABOUT

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Recent Examples on the Web In 1908, mail-order pioneer Sears, Roebuck and Co. promoted the Simplex portable garage, a 12-foot-by-16-foot structure that sold for $83 when a rental spot for a touring car or runabout was $10 to $20 a month. — oregonlive, "The secrets of your garage: The crazy history of Portland’s car shelters," 17 Oct. 2019 This runabout is aimed to tantalize younger buyers more attuned to cityscapes than suburban/rural areas. — Frank A. Aukofer, Houston Chronicle, "2019 LEXUS UX 250h: Luxury hybrid comes with all-wheel drive," 14 July 2019 Choose from canoes, kayaks, standup paddleboards, pedal boats, runabouts, fishing boats, sailboats and pontoons. — Sarah Kuta, The Know, "18 places you can rent a boat in landlocked Colorado," 8 July 2019 Boatsetter: Rent a boat (with a captain) With a portfolio of over 5,000 boats ranging from small runabouts and houseboats to larger yachts by owners, Boatsetter is a peer-to-peer rental company used to rent boats directly from owners. — Adrienne Jordan, USA TODAY, "Swimming pools, RVs, farms and boats: Peer-to-peer rentals take cues from Airbnb," 4 June 2019 The boxy electric shuttles are based on Polaris Gems, the open runabouts that operate at some resorts and retirement communities. — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, "What to know about Detroit's self-driving shuttles," 26 June 2018 When the first turbocharged car debuted in 1962, it was not found underneath the clamshell hood of a featherweight European runabout, your BMW 2002 or Saab 99, but from the braintrust of General Motors, flush with cash and willing to try new tech. — Blake Z. Rong, Popular Mechanics, "The Evolution of the Combustion Engine," 5 June 2018 Everything from runabouts, bow-riders, pontoons, deck boats, wake-board and ski boats, high-performance bass boats, luxury and aluminum fishing boats, canoes, kayaks and more will be present for perusal and/or purchase. — Monroe Trombly, Cincinnati.com, "What to do in Cincy when it's freezing outside," 3 Jan. 2018 To forget 2017, Daimler’s little runabout gains a 10th Anniversary Edition to reflect on what was and what may never again be. — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, "Little Car Blue: 2018 Smart Fortwo 10th-Anniversary Edition," 11 Jan. 2018

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“Runabout.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/runabout. Accessed 12 December 2019.