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bicycle
[ bahy-si-kuhl, -sik-uhl, -sahy-kuhl ]
noun
- a vehicle with two wheels in tandem, usually propelled by pedals connected to the rear wheel by a chain, and having handlebars for steering and a saddlelike seat.
verb (used without object)
- to ride a bicycle.
verb (used with object)
- to ship or transport directly by bicycle or other means.
bicycle
/ ˈɪɪə /
noun
- informal.a vehicle with a tubular metal frame mounted on two spoked wheels, one behind the other. The rider sits on a saddle, propels the vehicle by means of pedals that drive the rear wheel through a chain, and steers with handlebars on the front wheel Often shortened tocyclebike
verb
- intr to ride a bicycle; cycle
Derived Forms
- ˈ⳦, noun
Other Word Forms
- c· c· noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of bicycle1
Example Sentences
Los Angeles Police confirmed that flash mobs of boys and young men on bicycles are attacking convenience store 7-Elevens throughout the city and detailed 14 incidents between July and September.
There are motorised vehicles like cars, buses and motorcycles vying for space with non-motorised transport such as bicycles, cycle rickshaws and handcarts, animal-drawn carts, pedestrians and stray animals.
Mainly travelling alone through Turkey, Bulgaria and the "vast expanse of nothing" of the deserts of Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekista, Ms Moore said her bicycle tyres have held up well.
"This is the couch. There, the curtains. That was the living room. And that was the bedroom. That's my daughter's bicycle," she said.
His hangout is by the stationary bicycles, where he develops a rapport with Trump’s most craven enablers.
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