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scooter

scooter

1 9.9
A sailing craft with runners that glides across ice
  • noun
  • /ˈskuːtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : velero sobre patines
  • Before the competition began, she inspected her scooter to ensure it was ready for the icy conditions.

Examples

  • The hunters eventually returned safely to land, and snow scooters (a kind of snowmobile) ferried the supplies on the 5- to 6-kilometer trip.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Hunter Hjalmar Hammeken told the scientists—voice raised so he could be heard over the engine of his snow scooter—that he and others were on their way into shore at Ittoqqortoormiit with a polar bear.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The fishermen used a scooter to glide across the frozen lake, their nets trailing behind.

  • During the winter festival, children watched as a scooter raced swiftly over the ice.

Synonyms

ice yacht
vsscooter
  • Specialized
7.9

A small sailboat with skate blades that moves across ice

is the same in meaning but named differently
iceboat
vsscooter
  • US
8.0

A small boat with runners and a sail that moves across frozen lakes

is the same in meaning but named differently

Compounds

motor scooter
2 3.5

A small motorcycle with a flat area to rest your feet and a small engine

sea scooter
4.9

A small motor boat for one person to ride on water

water scooter
3.2

A small motor boat you ride like a scooter on water

How Fast

iceboat
  • US
8.0
scooter
  • Specialized
1 9.9
kickboard
4.4
sled
  • US
96 1.1

Surface Forms

scooter singular
scooters plural

Morphology

scooter = scoot (semi-transparent) = scoot + er

The suffix '-er' regularly forms a noun meaning a person or thing that performs the action of 'scoot'.

Etymology

Scooter for the ice sailing vessel is named from scoot, because it 'scoots' across ice on runners and moves fast with the wind, which explains the name.