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'''스쿠터'''(scooter)는 [[이륜차]]의 일종이며 언더본 프레임에 카울을 달아 사용하는 이륜차를 가리킨다. 자동차로 비유하면 세단으로 볼 수 있다. 흔히 알려져 있는 자동 변속기 사용 여부는 스쿠터 기준이 아니며, 스쿠터도 과거 수동 변속기를 사용했었다. 경쾌한 주행성능 및 주행조작의 간편성 등의 특성으로 인하여 오토바이 전체 판매량의 90%이상은 스쿠터이다. 모터 스쿠터는 의자, 플로어보드, 작거나 낮은 바퀴가 있는 [[킥 스쿠터]]와 유사한 이륜차이다.<ref name=ScooterDefinition/>

== 같이 보기 ==
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* [[클래식 스쿠터]]

== 내용주 ==
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<ref name=ScooterDefinition>Various scooter definitions:
* {{서적 인용|title= The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary |edition= third |year= 1968 |origyear= 1956 |publisher= Oxford University Press |location= Oxford, UK |isbn= |pages= 1808–09|quote='''3.''' A child's toy consisting of a narrow flat piece of wood on low wheels, with a steering-handle, propelled by pushing with one foot on the ground; also, a similar machine propelled by a motor}}
* {{서적 인용|editor1-first= Philip Babcock |editor1-last= Gove |editor1-link= |others= |title= Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged |year= 1966 |origyear= |publisher= G & C Merriam |location= Springfield, Mass. USA  |isbn=0-7135-1037-4 |pages= 1476, 2035|quote= a low 2- or 3-wheeled automotive vehicle resembling a child's scooter, having a seat so that the rider does not straddle the engine, sometimes having a parcel compartment, but having smaller wheels and being less powerful than a motorcycle.}}
* {{서적 인용|title= Webster's New Twentieth Century Dictionary |year= 1970 |publisher= The World Publishing Company |location= Cleveland OH USA |isbn= 0-529-04852-3 |page= 1625|quote='''1.''' a child's vehicle, consisting of a low, narrow footboard with a wheel at each end, the front one attached to a handlebar for steering: it is moved by a series of pushes made by one foot against the ground. '''2.'''  a somewhat similar vehicle equipped with a seat and propelled by a small internal-combustion engine: in full ''motor scooter''}}
* {{서적 인용|title= The Living Webster Encyclopedic Dictionary of the English Language|year= 1973 |origyear= |publisher= The English Language Institute of America |location= |isbn= 0-8326-0001-6 |page= 624|quote= '''motor scooter''', ''n'' A scooter like vehicle usu. having two wheels separated by a low footboard, and equipped with a motor and a seat for the driver}}
* {{서적 인용|title= Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus |edition= 3rd|year= 2004|origyear= |publisher= Harper Collins Publications |location= Glasgow |isbn= 0-00-718139-6 |page= 776|quote='''motor scooter''' ''n'' a light motorcycle with small wheels and an enclosed engine. Often shortened to ''scooter''}}
* {{서적 인용|title= Chambers Concise Dictionary |year= 2004 |origyear= |publisher= Chambers Harrup Publishers |location= Edinburgh |isbn= 0-550-10072-5 |page= 1084|quote= '''2.''' (''in full'' '''motor scooter''') a small-wheeled motorcycle with a protective front shield curving back to form a support for the feet}}
* {{서적 인용|title= World Book Dictionary |trans-title=|year= 2005 |publisher= World Book Inc. |location= |isbn= 0-7166-0105-2 |page= 1356 |quote='''motor scooter''': A vehicle like a child's scooter, except that the driver is seated. It is run by a motor. }}</ref>
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== 외부 링크 ==
* {{dmoz|/Business/Automotive/Motorcycles/Scooters/}}

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