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Motorcycle

//ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To ride a motorcycle. intransitive
  2. 2
    ride a motorcycle wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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