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velocipede Definition

ve·loci·pede (və läs′ə pēd′)

noun

  1. any of various early bicycles or tricycles
  2. an old type of handcar for use on railroad tracks

Etymology: Fr vélocipède < L velox (gen. velocis), swift, speedy (for IE base see way) + pes (gen. pedis), foot

velocipede Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • motorise: You are familiar with the subject of motorized velocipedes, Mr Sholmes?
  • make: It seems that members of the Lisle family had been involved in making velocipedes, cycles and bicycles in the late 1860s.

Adjective modifier

  • French: Around this time a Frenchman who had met Henry Clarke during his army service called on him riding a French velocipede.