motorcycle
pronunciation
How to pronounce motorcycle in British English:
UK [ˈməʊtəsaɪkl]
How to pronounce motorcycle in American English:
US [ˈmoʊtərsaɪkl]
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- Noun:
- a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
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- Verb:
- ride a motorcycle
Word Origin
- motorcycle (n.)
- 1895, a hybrid from motor + -cycle, from bicycle. Motocycle also was used late 19c. The horse follows the crooks of a country road, but then the training of the "motorcycle" (horrid name) will inevitably straighten out the crooks in the country road, and afford long ranges of straight tracks. [Payson Burleigh, "The Age of Steel," Oct. 12, 1895] Related: Motorcyclist.
Example
- 1. China is also the world leader in motorcycle production .
- 2. His machine looks like a motorcycle with training wheels .
- 3. Motorcycle patrols often accompany the teams and a bomb-sniffing dog is always there .
- 4. Here is the force on a just a small piece of the motorcycle .
- 5. A couple rode a motorcycle through rainfall in hyderabad , india .