Pram vs Stroll - What's the difference?
pram | stroll |
(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position; a perambulator.
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(nautical, historical) A flat-bottomed barge used on shallow shores to convey cargo to and from ships that cannot enter the harbour.
(nautical, historical) A similar barge used as platform for cannons in shallow waters which seagoing warships cannot enter.
A type of dinghy with a flat bow.
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To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.
*(Jonathan Swift) (1667–1745)
*:These mothers stroll to beg sustenance for their helpless infants.
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, title= To go somewhere with ease.
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*:His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ “Phil?! You?! Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow?!” recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.
As nouns the difference between pram and stroll
is that pram is a barge (boat) while stroll is a wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.As a verb stroll is
to wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.pram
English
Etymology 1
Shortening of (perambulator).Noun
(en noun)page 127,
- Janet Bird née Ollerenshaw was pushing her pram along Tockley High Street.
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- For a start the pram' was heavier than it appeared, and also they were pulling it along very uneven ground. The edge of the field was slightly banked which tilted the ' pram at an angle.
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- Stepping over her, he unbuttoned the pram ?s apron and pulled it back.
- At first he couldn?t make out what the pram' contained. He had to crane himself over, holding his body back from the obscuring light. The ' pram was full of groceries—cabbage, sprouts, potatoes.
Synonyms
* (US) baby carriageCoordinate terms
* (vehicle in which an infant or toddler is pushed in sitting position) baby buggy, pushchair, pusher, strollerDerived terms
* doll's pramEtymology 2
From (etyl) .Alternative forms
* prahmNoun
(en noun)page 50,
- Although the pram', like the johnboat, has a squared-off bow as well as stern, the bow lines on the ' pram will be narrower than those encountered on a johnboat.
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- Nothing can beat the simple pleasure of paddling a pram around on a foggy dawn, probing pad flats, stumps and fallen logs for lurking bass.
Noun
Declension
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*stroll
English
Verb
(en verb)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.}}