A cheap motor car or aeroplane. Also, ‘a destroyer of 750 tons or less’ (Funk's Stand. Dict. 1928).

General attributive (appositive) (in sense A. 2), as runabout car, runabout plane, runabout wagon, etc.

An item or object which may be thrown about or treated roughly. Cf. to throw about 1 at throw, v.1 phrasal verbs.

A small motor vehicle for casual use.