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perambulator

N รถเข็น เด็กทารก  pushcart pram rod-ken-dek-ta-rok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PERAMBULATOR

n.An instrument or wheel for measuring distances, to be used in surveying or traveling; called also a pedometer.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PERAMBULATOR

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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

perambulator

per am bu la tor |pəˈrambyəˌlātər pəˈræmbjəˌleɪdər | noun 1 a machine, similar to an odometer, for measuring distances by means of a large wheel pushed along the ground by a long handle, with a mechanism for recording the revolutions. 2 Brit. a baby carriage; pram. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: see perambulate .

 

Oxford Dictionary

perambulator

per |am ¦bu |la ¦tor |pəˈrambjʊleɪtə | noun old-fashioned term for pram 1.