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motorcycle

USMOH-tur-sy-kuhl/ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/UKMOH-tuh-sy-kuhl/ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl/

Pluralmotorcycles

Verbmotorcycles, motorcycling, motorcycled

2 meanings of motorcycle

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    An open-seated motor vehicle steered with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, usually having two wheels but sometimes three.

    She fixed the engine on her old motorcycle before the long trip.

    A row of police motorcycles lined the parade route.

    Similarmotorbike, bike

  2. 2
    verbintransitive
    To ride a motorcycle, especially as a way of getting from one place to another.

    Each spring, thousands motorcycle through the mountains to the rally.

    She prefers to motorcycle rather than drive when the weather is clear.

    Similarride

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Origin

Formed from "motor" and "cycle," the word derives from the Motorcyclette produced in 1897 by the French firm Werner Frères et Cie.