runabout

noun

Definition of runaboutnext
as in cruiser

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Recent Examples of runabout With the mantle of most powerful internal-combustion Audi held by the RS Q8 crossover, this low-slung S5 deserves consideration as a practical, usable runabout that happens to not ride high on stilts. — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2024 Highlights: Fishing boats, runabouts, cruisers, marine accessories, fishing equipment, diving accessories and personal watercraft. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024 Another standout is the side-loading tender bay, which can accommodate a 19-foot runabout. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2024 Falcon offers tenders with hybrid diesel-electric propulsion, so perhaps buyers could opt for a sustainable shuttle that burns less fuel than traditional gas-guzzling runabouts. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for runabout
Recent Examples of Synonyms for runabout
  1. cruiser
  2. sedan
  3. cabin cruiser
Noun
  • Fellow cruisers may flock to grand museums and historic sites, but surprises await those who ditch the pack.
    — Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Tensions building between Ray J and Princess Love amid their ongoing divorce proceedings exploded into a heated exchange in Los Angeles this week, briefly landing the R&B crooner in the back of a cop cruiser.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of cruiser
Noun
  • In the moments after, a driver of a green sedan — who has yet to be identified — stopped to provide assistance, per footage captured by a home security camera.
    — Latoya Gayle, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Márquez said the man refused to get out of the sedan, but the woman exited and surrendered.
    — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of sedan
Noun
  • Maribel Merino Bernardo, 57, a Mexican national, drowned when the 25-foot cabin cruiser overturned on Jan. 25, sending more than 20 people into the water near the foot of Saratoga Avenue.
    — Paul Sisson, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
  • One group was interdicted by U.S. Coast Guard near Hillsborough, Florida, along with two Bahamian smugglers in a 25-foot cabin cruiser and another in a vessel near Biscayne Boulevard by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
Definition of cabin cruiser

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