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runabout

noun

Definition of runabout

as in cruiser

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Recent Examples of runabout The two-seat city runabout will be powered by an all-new Electric Compact Architecture (ECA) developed in-house by Smart. — New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2026 The Sidekick proved to be a nifty runabout from one end of the property to the other. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 8 Apr. 2026 The 44th annual Palm Beach International Boat Show returned to the West Palm Beach waterfront this week, featuring nearly 1,000 vessels ranging from small runabouts to 250-foot superyachts. — Carline Jean, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026 That means an emphasis on pontoons, runabouts, fishing boats, ski and wake boats and larger open-water cruisers. — Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for runabout

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The iconic desert cruiser turns out to be just a chunk of rubber and metal with believable scratches and dents.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Combined booster and cruiser Under the new phase, GE Aerospace will design and develop a combined booster and cruiser configuration.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of cruiser

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The Star-Telegram watched filming from a distance and saw an all-black car with a camera adorned to its roof driving behind a black sedan and black SUV.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026
But that’s in the past now, and since inventory for the sport sedan has recovered, and its base model is back on the menu, the WRX has enjoyed a much more comfortable end to the summer.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026

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Police officials have released few details about what may have caused the 49-foot cabin cruiser to capsize with 20 people on board.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The incident follows the death of a 26-year-old woman after a 33-foot cabin cruiser motorboat collided with a smaller boat on Lake Michigan, leaving four injured.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026

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