Hypertext Webster Gateway: "perambulator"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Perambulator \Per*am"bu*la`tor\, n.
1. One who perambulates.
2. A surveyor's instrument for measuring distances. It
consists of a wheel arranged to roll along over the
ground, with an apparatus of clockwork, and a dial plate
upon which the distance traveled is shown by an index. See
{Odometer}.
3. A low carriage for a child, propelled by pushing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ambulator \Am"bu*la`tor\, n.
1. One who walks about; a walker.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A beetle of the genus {Lamia}.
(b) A genus of birds, or one of this genus.
3. An instrument for measuring distances; -- called also
{perambulator}. --Knight.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
perambulator
n : a small carriage in which a baby or child is pushed around
[syn: {baby buggy}, {baby carriage}, {pram}, {stroller},
{go-cart}, {pushchair}, {pusher}]
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