# runabout

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #69,407

## Definitions
1. Any of several small vehicles, especially a small motor car for use on short journeys.
2. A motor car having a single row of seats.
3. A light, open, American horse-drawn vehicle with four large wheels.
4. A gadabout or vagabond.
5. A small, relatively maneuverable spacecraft or shuttlecraft.

## Etymology
Deverbal from run about.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/runabout