Hypertext Webster Gateway: "roadster"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Roadster \Road"ster\, n.
1. (Naut.) A clumsy vessel that works its way from one
anchorage to another by means of the tides. --Ham. Nav.
Encyc.
2. A horse that is accustomed to traveling on the high road,
or is suitable for use on ordinary roads.
A sound, swift, well-fed hunter and roadster.
--Thackeray.
3. A bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads rather than
for the racing track.
4. One who drives much; a coach driver. [Eng.]
5. A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the
hounds across country. [Eng. Slang.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
roadster
n 1: an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
[syn: {runabout}, {two-seater}]
2: a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse [syn:
{buggy}]
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