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(-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

Origin: motor + (bi)cycle

intransitive verb motorcycled, motorcycling

to ride a motorcycle

Related Forms:

motorcyclist noun

See motorcycle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A two-wheeled motor vehicle resembling a heavy bicycle, sometimes having two saddles and a sidecar with a third wheel.

Origin:

Origin: motor

Origin: + (bi)cycle

Related Forms:

moˈtor·cyˌcle verb

moˈtor·cyˌclist noun

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