Thesaurus results for PERAMBULATORS

perambulators

noun

plural of perambulator

as in pedestrians

a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure counts himself among that select group of hikers who are perambulators of the entire Appalachian Trail

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as in buggies

chiefly British a small four-wheeled vehicle designed for pushing a baby around in nannies pushing perambulators around London's Hyde Park

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Users must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians on a sidewalk and give an audible signal before passing a pedestrian.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Of those, 25 deaths were of pedestrians, which is down from 30 pedestrian deaths at this time last year.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026

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As a major bloc that has been able to apply pressure, the union has thwarted several efforts by Mamdani’s predecessors to ban the attraction, as hundreds of carriage operators make a living operating the buggies.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
The service Staff know the Madinat Jumeirah complex inside out, happily pointing you to any of its 50-plus restaurants and arranging complimentary buggies or abras to get you there.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of buggies

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His mother, Laura, was a devout Methodist and a vegetarian, while his father, Kenneth, who worked as an accounts clerk and also restored prams and bicycles, had been a conscientious objector, and was a militant anti-smoker.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 June 2026
Babies here are moved around in sleds, not prams.

— David Greig September 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025

Definition of prams

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Cotton is infamously bad when wet, absorbing moisture and causing hikers’ hypothermia.

— Daniel Varghese, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
News of wilderness rescues during the chaos ignited widespread criticism of the hikers on social media, including 1,600 reactions and comments on the Linville-Central Rescue Squad’s Facebook post.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hikers

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Participants have ranged in age from 13 to around 80; new parents push babies in strollers or carry them strapped to their chests.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Babies commonly fall asleep in car seats, strollers and baby carriers, and parents do not need to worry when that happens.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

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