DictionaryRoot: rove
English

rove

to wander

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An unmanned planetary rover explores a barren reddish planetary surface, with six rugged wheels, a camera mast, and a robotic sampling arm reaching toward a rock.
noun

rover

ROH-ver/ˈrəʊvər/

A traveler moving from place to place.

Etymology

Rove with the agent ending -er gives ‘one who wanders.’ The vehicle sense extends that description to a machine travelling across a planet’s or moon’s surface to explore it.

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