Rovers

On the east side of the valley, three majestic peaks of naked rock, rise far above the rest, and are well known to mountain rovers by the name of The Trois ❋ Unknown (1844)

"NASA, which has tiptoed into the new world of social media with Twittering astronauts and Facebooking rovers, is taking the next step with an invitation-only outreach to" the twedia "to cover a space shuttle launch. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Delaware-based ILC Dover, which manufactures components for NASA’s spacewalk suits as well as the airbags used by NASA’s Mars rovers, is branching out to develop inflatable prototypes for lunar habitats. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"The rovers are the most powerful, they always have been." ❋ Unknown (2007)

The rovers were the first line of defense against the thrusts of the forwards, and the guards were the last. ❋ Vance, Jack (1973)

Even while their rovers were the terror of our merchantmen, as has been pointed out, foreign traders were permitted to reside in their ports, the facilities granted to them forming the basis of all subsequent negotiations. ❋ Budgett Meakin (1886)

Their name of buccaneers comes from buccan, an Indian word signifying a smoke-house, in which beef and other meats were dried; as one of the earliest enterprises of the rovers was the stealing of Spanish cattle in San ❋ Unknown (1879)

TRACLabs technology runs on-board the Space Exploration Vehicles, commonly known as rovers, and at the remote operations center at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Top it off with counties being served by election "rovers" hired off the street by temp agencies and the recipe for disaster was complete. ❋ Unknown (2006)

- Many voting machine technical 'rovers' hired were temporary workers hired from a Monster. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Gangs of "rovers" and solitary "solos" roam the ruins of the above-ground cities with their genetically-engineered talking dogs, looking for ways to survive. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Secondly, within the domain of science itself, properly so called, there were two "kind of rovers" who must be dismissed. ❋ Various (N/A)

The "first set" was out again, and as Ridgeway guided Miss Herrick by the "rovers" she looked over the array of shirt-fronts, searching for Jerry Haight. ❋ Frank Norris (1886)

Oregon, was among the ranks of the "rovers," who grouped themselves about the draughty doorways, and endeavored to appear unconscious each time Ridgeway gave the signal for a "break." ❋ Frank Norris (1886)

The officer in command at once ordered the whole of the "rovers" to muster aft. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)

Hardy said police "rovers" patrolled areas outside the park, mainly where people parked their cars.

Hardy said police "rovers" patrolled areas outside the park, mainly where the ravers parked their cars. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The circulation staff who used to check in materials now spend some time as "rovers" providing on-the-spot assistance to patrons who are using our self-check out machines and the AMH return stations. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Around the edges of the hall excited girls, and chaperons themselves no less agitated, were standing up on chairs and benches, splitting their gloves and breaking their fans in their enthusiasm; while every male dancer on the floor -- ensigns in their gold-faced uniforms and "rovers" in starched and immaculate shirt-bosoms -- cheered and cheered and struggled with one another to shake hands with a man whom two of their number old Yale grads, with memories of athletic triumphs yet in their minds -- carried into that ball-room, borne high upon their shoulders. ❋ Frank Norris (1886)