Per*am"bu*la`tor (?), n.

1.

One who perambulates.

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.

3.

A low carriage for a child, propelled by pushing.

 

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