motorcycle

B1 Topic:Transportation
US /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/ UK /ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl/
noun verb Freq #4823

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A two-wheeled vehicle with an engine and handlebars instead of a steering wheel.

    He rode his motorcycle along the empty highway.

  2. 2
    verb

    To ride a motorcycle.

    They motorcycled across the mountains together.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a two-wheeled vehicle with... motorbikebike
Word family
Forms motorcycledmotorcyclesmotorcycling

Etymology

From motor + cycle, from the Motorcyclette produced in 1897 by the French Werner Frères et Cie.

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