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rover¹ Definition

rover (vər)

noun

  1. a person who roves, or wanders
  2. Archery
    1. a mark, or target, chosen at random
    2. any of several set marks for distance shooting
    3. an archer who shoots for distance

Etymology: rove + -er

rover² Definition

rover (vər)

noun

Archaic a pirate or pirate ship

Etymology: ME < MDu, robber < roven, to rob (for IE base see rupture): prob. merged with rover

rover³ Definition

rover (vər)

noun

  1. a person who operates a machine for roving fibers
  2. such a machine

rover Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • run: Later, to clinch the doubles, he ran a good sweaty 8-foot rover.
  • have: We had little Rovers, big Rovers, medium sized Rovers.
  • drive: They bounced around, they drove lunar rovers, They climbed up hills and rolled over and over.

Adjective modifier

  • lunar: For example, explain to me how they could fake the dust off the wheels of the lunar rover.
  • wild: WILD ROVER I've been a wild rover for many a year 62.
  • new: Purchased new computer rover became a costs can expect.
  • Martian: Three Earth days ago, Martian rover Opportunity celebrated its first Martian birthday.
  • robotic: The Pathfinder lander arrived in July 1997 and was the first mission to operate a robotic rover ( Sojourner ) on the Martian surface.

Modifies a noun

  • peel: A rover peel on red failed with the ball sticking in the hoop.
  • ticket: Rides are 60p each for trains, or buy a day rover ticket for £ 3 for unlimited travel.
  • boss: Rovers boss Hughes opted for a solitary striker in the shape of Craig Bellamy, who netted in the league clash last month.
  • mission: Analyticon today announced its participation in the first European rover mission to Mars.
  • vehicle: Opportunity, and another rover vehicle Spirit which was launched the previous month, are due to land on the planet in early 2004.
  • project: I'm not sure what I think of the Mars Society rover design projects.

Noun used with modifier

  • Gypsy: GYPSY ROVER The gypsy rover came over the hill Back to top H 55.
  • land: For land rover at the end the market share groups paid him.
  • range: Range Rovers are equipped with disk brakes all round.
  • spirit: The US Spirit rover on Mars has seen a UFO streak across the Red Planet sky.
  • minute: Within a matter of minutes Rovers took the lead with Bellamy pouncing on a handling error by Kelvin Davis.
  • day: Prices: £ 5 Friday; £ 9.50 Saturday; £ 15 Sunday's final; 3 day rover £ 21.

Browse dictionary entries near rover

  1. roven
  2. rove beetle
  3. rove
  4. roux
  5. routinize
  6. routinism
  7. routinier
  8. Routing Information Protocol
  9. routing by rumor
  10. Routing and Traceroute Tool
  1. roving
  2. Rovno
  3. row
  4. row house
  5. rowan
  6. rowboat
  7. rowdy
  8. rowel
  9. rowen
  10. Rowena