A mobile entertainment or recreational vehicle that brings club activities, refreshments, or services to soldiers or the public, especially during wartime.
From 'club' plus 'mobile' (from Latin 'mobilis' meaning movable). This was a relatively modern coinage from the 1940s during World War II, when recreational vehicles traveled to military camps.
The Clubmobile was literally a morale booster—during WWII, specially equipped vehicles staffed by volunteers traveled to Army camps to provide coffee, donuts, and a taste of home to homesick soldiers, becoming almost as famous as their cousin, the USO!
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