skatemobile

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

skate +‎ -mobile

Noun[edit]

skatemobile (plural skatemobiles)

  1. A makeshift vehicle built by attaching roller skates to a crate.
    • 1916, Industrial Education, volume 5, page 269:
      When they learned that they were going to build skatemobiles in the shop, a spirit of joy and enthusiasm was aroused that stirred the whole school to action.
    • 1962, Jet, volume 22, number 5, page 57:
      The Negro youths make skatemobiles from rollerskates and crates.