Perambulate(v. i.) To walk about; to ramble; to stroll; as, he perambulated in the park.
Perambulate(v. t.) To walk through or over; especially, to travel over for the purpose of surveying or examining; to inspect by traversing; specifically, to inspect officially the boundaries of, as of a town or parish, by walking over the whole line.
Perambulated(imp. & p. p.) of Perambulate
Perambulating(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Perambulate
Perambulation(n.) The act of perambulating; traversing.
Perambulation(n.) An annual survey of boundaries, as of town, a parish, a forest, etc.
Perambulation(n.) A district within which one is authorized to make a tour of inspection.
Perambulator(n.) One who perambulates.
Perambulator(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.
Perambulator(n.) A low carriage for a child, propelled by pushing.
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