PERAMBULATOR

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One who perambulates.

2.
n.

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.
n.

A low carriage for a child, propelled by pushing.