Skatemobile

Origin

en + -skate + mobile

Full definition of skatemobile

Noun

1. A makeshift vehicle built by attaching roller skates to a crate.
• 1916, Industrial Education (volume 5, page 269)When they learned that they were going to build skatemobiles in the shop, a spirit of joy and enthusiasm was aroused that stirred the whole school to action.
• 1962, Jet (volume 22, number 5, page 57)The Negro youths make skatemobiles from rollerskates and crates.