Pram
noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
"Janet Bird née Ollerenshaw was pushing her pram along Tockley High Street."
- 2 A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, historical
- 3 Acronym of parallel random-access machine. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
- 4 a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around wordnet
- 5 A pushchair; a buggy. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, broadly, colloquial
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- 6 A similar barge used as platform for cannons in shallow waters which seagoing warships cannot enter. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, historical
- 7 A type of dinghy with a flat bow. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
"Although the pram, like the johnboat, has a squared-off bow as well as stern, the bow lines on the pram will be narrower than those encountered on a johnboat."
Example
More examples"One of the two puppies running alongside the pram kept trying to catch the rotating left front wheel of the pram with its mouth, seemingly thinking it was a ball it could play with, and it was a miracle it did not hurt itself in the process."
Etymology
Clipping of perambulator.
From Dutch praam (“a flat-bottomed boat”), from Middle Dutch praem, from Middle Low German prām, from Old Czech *prám, from Proto-Slavic *pormъ.
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