scooter
25
2.5
- noun
- /ˈskuːtər/
:
motoneta
- When I drive home tonight, some carbon dioxide is going to come out of the tailpipe of my scooter and it will start spreading through the atmosphere.
- motor scooter
And today she had a Razor, not a Razor scooter, a Bird scooter.
- And today she had a Razor, not a Razor scooter, a Bird scooter.
- So electric bikes, E bikes, E scooters.
- There is sodium ion batteries as well, but those are really for like mopeds and scooters and things like that at this point.
- I have been trying to drive around here in Austin, but things are so hectic that I think it'll take less time on a scooter.
- I just don't know who was like, yeah, electric scooters, they go so fast, people people ride them wherever the fuck they want.
- We have spotted a new scooter that I'd like to pitch to you all.
- It's not a mobility scooter, mobility scooter.
Examples
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From the roof, a little after eleven, I watched Rajinder drive away on his scooter.
Fiction book (1995) -
She drives around on a little scooter.
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The main problem, she said, was the scooter: it's too small for her things.
Fiction book (1991) -
I keep telling him he needs to get himself a scooter.
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I parallel park my scooter and I get out.
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I saw him roll the scooter into the courtyard, and I felt happy.
Fiction book (1995) -
I heard a scooter stopping outside the building and knew that he had come home.
Fiction book (1995) -
At the end of the line, the scooter skidded out onto the parking pad.
Fiction book (1996) -
He rides a scooter to headquarters.
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He rides his scooter to school every day, enjoying the fresh air.
Synonyms
18
3.2
A small motorcycle with pedals and a small engine for short rides
2
3.5
A small motorcycle with a flat area to rest your feet and a small engine
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Scooter for the light motorbike also comes from scoot, 'to move quickly'. It was named that because this low, easy vehicle lets you 'scoot' through traffic, so the name fits its fast, simple ride.