motorcycle

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

Pluralmotorcycles

Verbmotorcycles, motorcycling, motorcycled

2 meanings of motorcycle

1
nouncountable
A two-wheeled vehicle with an engine and handlebars that you sit on to ride.
Like a bicycle, but with an engine so you don't have to pedal.
He rode his motorcycle to work every day.
They parked three motorcycles outside the diner.
Similarmotorbike, bike
2
verbintransitive
To travel somewhere by riding a motorcycle on the road.
Like riding a bike, but the engine does the work instead of your legs.
They motorcycle across the desert every summer.
I love to motorcycle along the coast on weekends.
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Origin

From "motor" plus "cycle." The name came from the Motorcyclette, made in 1897 by the French company Werner Frères et Cie.