skatemobile

English

Etymology

From skate +‎ -mobile.

Noun

skatemobile (plural skatemobiles)

1. A makeshift vehicle built by attaching roller skates to a crate.
   • 1916, Industrial Education, volume 5, page 269:

     When they learned that they were going to build skatemobiles in the shop, a spirit of joy and enthusiasm was aroused that stirred the whole school to action.

   • 1962, Jet, volume 22, number 5, page 57:

     The Negro youths make skatemobiles from rollerskates and crates.