velocipede
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velocipede
- /vɪˈlɒs.ɪ.piːd/
- /vəˈlɑsəˌpid/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French vélocipède, from Latin velox (“swift”) + pes (“foot”).
noun velocipedes
- An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
- any wheeled vehicle powered by pedaling and steered with a handlebar, including but not limited to bicycles and tricycles.
- Any three- or four-wheeled machine driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle.
- A late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle. Polly laughed as she ran to view the ruin, for Tom lay flat on his back with the velocipede atop of him
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A bicycle.
[…] his eyes fell upon the instantly recognizable if somewhat battered form of his own bicycle bell. […] 'Hold up there!' he cried, and 'Enough of that! Let loose that velocipede!'
Archroy heard the Irishman's frenzied cries and released his grip. Marchant toppled to the dust in a tangle of flailing
Similar: boneshaker
verb velocipedes · velocipeding · velocipeded
- to ride on velocipede Polly and Maud willingly went, and watched his struggles with deep interest, till he got an upset, which nearly put an end to his velocipeding forever.
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noun early two-wheeled conveyance
| Español | velocípedo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ベロシペード beroshipēdo |
| Português | velocípede |
| Français | vélocipède |
| Deutsch | Veloziped |
| Italiano | velocipede |
| Română | velociped |
| Русский | костотря́с kostotrjás, велосипе́д velosipéd |
noun (archaic) generic term for three- and four-wheeled machines driven by hand or foot levers
| Português | velocípede |
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