bookmobile

noun

book·​mo·​bile ˈbu̇k-mō-ˌbēl How to pronounce bookmobile (audio)
: a truck that serves as a traveling library

Examples of bookmobile in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Heather Sturm, Neighborhood Services director for the library, will share information about the design of the new bookmobile and the status of its completion and pending delivery. Chicago Tribune, 5 Oct. 2022 Activities for kids include games, splash pad, bookmobile and arts and crafts. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 26 May 2023 The bookmobile will offer arts projects for kids. San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2022 The bookmobile serves another function. Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2021 For her, the bookmobile is a mission. John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2020 This is not a conservative bookmobile. Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 11 Jan. 2023 Derby makes no money from the bookmobile. John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2020 On Stan Tucker’s wildly painted Leap for Literacy bookmobile – crowned the Read ’n’ Roll – the books cost nothing. Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bookmobile was in 1924

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“Bookmobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookmobile. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

bookmobile

noun
book·​mo·​bile ˈbu̇k-mō-ˌbēl How to pronounce bookmobile (audio)
: a truck that serves as a traveling library

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