What does "motorcycle" mean?

An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.

What is a synonym for "motorcycle"?

Common synonyms include: bike, bicycle, bike, bikes, bus, catch a train.

Pronounced //ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl//.

/ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl/ noun, verb

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Noun

1
An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.
"Her big mission is to recover the precious Blue Star (a glowing rock in a box), which leads to a Western shoot-out, a space-age motorcycle gang, and an unamusing Darth Vader-esque villain."
2
a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame wordnet

Verb

"You're playing with fire if you insist on riding your motorcycle without a helmet on."

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