runabout

See also: run about

English

Etymology

run +‎ about, from the verb phrase.

Noun

runabout (plural runabouts)

  1. Any of several small vehicles, especially a small motor car for use on short journeys.
    • 1913, Robert Barr, chapter 2, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad‎:
      The door being open, Stranleigh walked in unannounced. A two-seated runabout […] stood by the window, where it could be viewed by passers-by. Further down the room rested a chassis, […]
  2. (dated) A motor car having a single row of seats.
  3. An American light, open, horse-drawn vehicle with four large wheels.
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