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bookmobile

bookmobile

4 4.7
A large van like a small library that brings books to people who cannot reach a library
  • noun
  • /ˈbʊkˌmoʊbiːl/
  • US
translation icon : bibliobús
  • During the summer, the bookmobile traveled to various neighborhoods, providing access to literature for families who could not reach the library.
  • drive a bookmobile

Examples

  • Or did you meet a bookmobile on the way?

    The Boys in the Band (1970)

  • The Wise County Bookmobile is one of the most beautiful sights in the world to me.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • "Could be they wanted a bookmobile," the captain suggested reasonably.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • And the bookmobile was parked by this big school playground.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • There's even supposed to be a bookmobile at the party.

    Blog text (32)

  • I never knew my grandmothers, but I could always count on the Bookmobile.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Every customer who plunked down a hundred dollars or more would get a ride in the bookmobile.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • "I want," she told the desk sergeant who answered her call, her voice steady, "to report a missing bookmobile."

    Fiction book (1997)

  • "That's when I got my two-year degree from Mountain Empire Community College and got on the Bookmobile!"

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Iva Lou is shocked when I board the Bookmobile.

    Fiction book (2000)

How Mobile

bookmobile
  • US
4 4.7
book bag
12 1.1
bookshelf
28 1.0

Surface Forms

bookmobile singular
bookmobiles plural

Morphology

bookmobile = book + mobile (transparent) = book + mobile

The meaning is directly derived from 'book' + 'mobile' as a movable vehicle carrying books, which learners can infer from the components.

Etymology

Bookmobile comes from the two words book and mobile, where mobile means 'able to move'. So, a bookmobile is a moving library — a vehicle that brings books to people who cannot go to a library.