From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Perambulator \Per*am"bu*la`tor\, n.
1. One who perambulates.
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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.
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3. A low carriage for a child, propelled by pushing; a baby
carriage; -- called also pram, in Britain.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Praam \Praam\, n. [D. praam; cf. G. prahm, F. prame; all of
Slavonic origin, from a word akin to E. fare. See Fare.]
(Naut.)
A flat-bottomed boat or lighter, -- used in Holland and the
Baltic, and sometimes armed in case of war. [Written also
pram, and prame.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pram \Pram\ (pr[a^]m), Prame \Prame\ (pr[=a]m), n. (Naut.)
See Praam.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pram \Pram\ (pr[a^]m), n.
a perambulator[3]; -- British informal shortened form.
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