Buggy
Encyclopedia
Buggy may mean:
- horse and buggyHorse and buggyA horse and buggy or horse and carriage refers to a light, simple, two-person carriage of the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, drawn usually by one or sometimes by two horses...
- Buggy (automobile)Buggy (automobile)-See also:* Dune buggy* Swamp buggy* Moon buggy* Rock buggy* Buggy body...
, the generalization of - Dune buggyDune buggyA dune buggy is a recreational vehicle with large wheels, and wide tires, designed for use on sand dunes or beaches. The design is usually a modified vehicle and engine mounted on an open chassis. The modifications usually attempt to increase the power-to-weight ratio by either lightening the...
and - Swamp buggySwamp buggyThe Swamp Buggy is a vehicle used to traverse the vast, boggy swamps of the American South. Invented by Ed Frank[1], in Naples, Florida, the swamp buggy proved valuable during early development of the Everglades in the 1930s and 1940s....
- Moon buggy
- kite buggyKite buggyA kite buggy is a light, purpose-built vehicle powered by a traction kite . It is single-seated and has one steerable front wheel and two fixed rear wheels. The driver sits in the seat located in the middle of the vehicle and accelerates and slows down by applying steering manoeuvres in...
- class of off-road radio-controlled carRadio-controlled carRadio-controlled cars are self-powered model cars or trucks that can be controlled from a distance using a specialized transmitter...
s - baby transportBaby transportBaby transport consists of devices for transporting and carrying infants. A "child carrier" or "baby carrier" is a device used to carry an infant or small child on the body of an adult...
, AKA a pushchair, perambulator, stroller or pram - Soapbox (car)Soapbox (car)A gravity racer is a motorless vehicle capable of holding a driver built for the purpose of racing or recreation. They are propelled by gravity and can achieve speeds upwards of 112 km/h .-Soapbox cars:...
, an unmotorised go-kart - shopping cartShopping cartA shopping cart is a cart supplied by a shop, especially supermarkets, for use by customers inside the shop for transport of merchandise to the check-out counter during shopping...
- fire chief's vehicleFire chief's vehicleA fire chief's vehicle, also called a "chief unit" or a "fire chief's car", "Fly Car", "Fly Vehicle", a "fire car", or sometimes even called a "Buggy" , is a car, truck, or SUV that is used by a fire chief at fire scenes...
- Buggy the Clown, an antagonist in the One Piece manga/anime series
- (obsolete) insane (as in "bugsy")
- A U.S. nuclear test conducted under Operation CrosstieOperation CrosstieOperation Crosstie was a series of 48 nuclear tests mostly conducted in Nevada during 1967 and 1968. These tests followed the Latchkey series and preceded Bowline....
and Operation PlowshareOperation PlowshareProject Plowshare was the overall United States term for the development of techniques to use nuclear explosives for peaceful construction purposes...
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