"dormobile" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dormobiles [plural]
Etymology: After the Bedford Dormobile, a 1960s campervan, presumably from dormitory + -mobile. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dormitory|mobile}} dormitory + -mobile Head templates: {{en-noun}} dormobile (plural dormobiles)
  1. A campervan. Wikipedia link: Bedford Dormobile

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dormobile meaning in English (2.2kB)

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