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rover
1[ roh-ver ]
noun
- a person who roves; wanderer.
- Archery.
- a mark selected at random, as in a competition between two archers wandering over a specified area.
- one of a group of fixed marks at a long distance.
- an archer who shoots at such a mark.
- Croquet. a ball that has been driven through all the arches and needs only to strike the last peg to be out of the game.
- British.
- (at concerts or the like) a person who has a ticket for standing room only.
- a senior boy scout, 18 years of age or older.
rover
2[ roh-ver ]
noun
- a pirate.
- Obsolete. a pirate ship.
rover
3[ roh-ver ]
noun
- a machine that twists, draws out, and cleans fibers prior to spinning; a roving machine.
- a roving-machine operator.
Rover
4[ roh-ver ]
noun
- a familiar name for a dog.
Rover
1/ ˈəʊə /
noun
- the former name for Venture Scout
rover
2/ ˈəʊə /
noun
- a person who roves; wanderer
- archery a mark selected at random for use as a target
- croquet a ball that has been driven through all the hoops but has not yet hit the winning peg
- Australian rules football one of the three players in the ruck, usually smaller than the other two, selected for his agility in play
- a small remote-controlled vehicle which roams over rough, esp extraterrestrial, terrain taking photographs, gathering rock and soil samples, etc
rover
3/ ˈəʊə /
noun
- a pirate or pirate ship
rover
4/ ˈəʊə /
noun
- a machine for roving wool, cotton, etc, or a person who operates such a machine
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rover2
First recorded in 1350–1400 rover 2fordef 1 and in 1530–40 rover 2fordef 2; Middle English rover(e) “pirate,” from Middle Dutch rover(e) or Middle Low German rover “robber,” equivalent to roven “to rob” + -er; reave 1; -er 1( def )
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rover1
C15: from rove 1
Origin of rover2
C14: probably from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, from roven to rob
Origin of rover3
C18: from rove ²
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“The Mars rover and orbiter data is fully available to the public,” Valentinas said.
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Firefly's rover, Blue Space, is expected to take about 45 days to reach the Moon, once it has separated from the SpaceX rocket.
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He does, however, believe that AI algorithms might enable rovers to be "more efficient".
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