motorcycle
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motorcycle
- /ˈməʊʔəˌsaɪkl̩/ UK, dialectal
- /ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl/ UK
- /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/ US
- [ˈmoʊɾɚˌsaɪkl̩] US
- /ˈmoʊtɚsɪk(ə)l/ dated
Where it comes from
From motor + cycle, from the Motorcyclette produced in 1897 by the French Werner Frères et Cie.
noun motorcycles · motor cycle · motor-cycle
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An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.
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Similar: bike, chopper, cycle, moped, motorbicycle, motorbike, autobike, autobicycle, mo'rcyc'l
verb motorcycles · motorcycling · motorcycled · motor cycle · motor-cycle
- To ride a motorcycle.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bike, cycle, scooter, bicycle, cyclist, motorbike, biker, cycling, moto, motorist, truck, vehicle, locomotive, ride, cruiser, motor
Translations
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noun open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel
| Español | motocicleta, moto, motor, motora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오토바이 otobai, 모터사이클 moteosaikeul |
| 日本語 | オートバイ ōtobai, バイク baiku, 自動二輪車 jidō nirinsha, 単車 tansha |
| 中文 | 摩托車 /摩托车 mótuōchē, 摩托 mótuō, 電單車 /电单车 diàndānchē |
| हिन्दी | मोटरसाइकिल moṭarsāikil, मोटरबाइक moṭarbāik |
| Kiswahili | pikipiki |
| Português | motocicleta, moto |
| Français | moto, motocyclette, motocycle |
| Deutsch | Motorrad |
| Italiano | motocicletta, moto, motociclo |
| Ελληνικά | μηχανή michaní, δίκυκλο díkyklo, μοτοσικλέτα motosikléta, μοτοσυκλέτα motosykléta, μοτοποδήλατο motopodílato |
| Română | motocicletă |
| Русский | мотоци́кл motocíkl |
| Tiếng Việt | xe mô tô, mô tô, xe máy, xe gắn máy |
| العربية | مُوتُوسِيكِل mōtōsīkil, دَرَّاجَة نَارِيَّة |
| עברית | אוֹפַנּוֹעַ ofanóa |
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title = {motorcycle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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