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bookmobile
(book|mobile)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbʊkməˌbiːl/
noun
North American
a mobile library.
Origin:
1930s
: from
book
, on the pattern of
automobile
Nearby Words
bookish
bookkeeping
bookland
booklet
booklouse
bookmaker
bookman
bookmark
bookmarklet
bookmobile
bookplate
bookrack
bookrest
bookseller
bookshelf
bookshop
bookstall
booksy
bookwork