bookmobile

B3O1O1K5M3O1B3I1L1E1

noun

A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection.

Similar
bookbus
OriginEnglish automobilebf. ← French automobile ← Latin mōbili →
UncommonScrabble 20
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Meanings

nounbookmobile (plural bookmobiles)

plural bookmobiles

  1. A mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection.

    Synonyms: bookbus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mobile library; especially, a large van designed to transport a portion of some library's collection.

Similar
bookbus
Also see
mobile library

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂ǵosder.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂g-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*bōks
  4. Proto-West Germanic*bōk
  5. Old Englishbōc
  6. Middle Englishbok
  7. Englishbook
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  9. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  12. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  13. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  14. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  15. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  16. Frenchauto-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  19. Proto-Italic*moweō
  20. Latinmoveō
  21. Latinmōbili
  22. Frenchmobile
  23. Frenchautomobile
  24. Englishautomobilebf.
  25. Englishbookmobile

From book + -mobile.

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Translations

Catalan bibliobús
  • bibliobúsbookmobile
Chinese Mandarin 流動圖書館 /流动图书馆
  • 流動圖書館 /流动图书馆 (liúdòng túshūguǎn)bookmobile
Danish bogbus
  • bogbusbookmobile
Finnish kirjastoauto
  • kirjastoautobookmobile
French bibliobus
  • bibliobusbookmobile
German Bücherbus, Fahrbibliothek
  • Bücherbusbookmobile
  • Fahrbibliothekbookmobile
  • Fahrbüchereibookmobile
Indonesian perpustakaan keliling
  • perpustakaan kelilingbookmobile
Polish bibliobus, bibliowóz
  • bibliobusbookmobile
  • bibliowózbookmobile
Spanish bibliobús
  • bibliobúsbookmobile
Swedish bokbuss
  • bokbussbookmobile
Tamil நடமாடும் நூலகம்
  • நடமாடும் நூலகம் (naṭamāṭum nūlakam)bookmobile
Welsh llyfrgell deithiol
  • llyfrgell deithiolbookmobile
Cite this entry
APA

bookmobile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookmobile

MLA

“bookmobile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookmobile. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bookmobile,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookmobile.

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