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motorcycle definition

motor·cycle (-sī′kəl)

noun

a two-wheeled (or, if equipped with a sidecar, three-wheeled) vehicle propelled by an internal-combustion engine and resembling a bicycle, but usually larger and heavier, and often having two saddles

Etymology: motor + (bi)cycle

intransitive verb motorcycled -·cled, motorcycling -·cling

to ride a motorcycle

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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