rover
noun/ˈroʊvər/
Frequency rank: #5,640 most common English word
Meaning
a vehicle or person that roams or wanders over a surface, especially a remote-controlled vehicle used to explore planetary surfaces.
Example sentence
The scientists watched as the rover explored the rocky surface of Mars.
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