Noun (2)
ever since he developed a strong case of wanderlust in college, he's been a rover
a story of the days when sea rovers plied the Caribbean
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According to Lorenzen, Moon Bound will be encased with other objects in a resin pyramid attached to a lunar rover that will travel the moon's surface.—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025 The Royal Automobile Museum in Amman now houses the rover used in the film, a tangible monument to Jordan’s starring turn in blockbuster space cinema.—Essie Assibu, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025 The rover will search for volatiles such as water ice, a resource seen as vital for sustaining astronauts and producing rocket fuel.—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025 Additionally, tracks carved by falling rocks or sliding debris could bring subsurface dirt into more accessible positions for rover samples.—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rover
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Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Middle Dutch, from roven to rob; akin to Old English rēafian to reave — more at reave
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