Tricycle Definition

trīsĭkəl, -sĭ-kəl
tricycles
noun
tricycles
A light, three-wheeled vehicle, with one wheel in front and two in back, esp. one for children that is operated by pedals.
Webster's New World
(Philippines) Cycle rickshaw (a motorized three-wheeler, the Philippine version of the rickshaw, consisting of a motorbike attached to a sidecar which may be customised according to the owner's choice. Widely used as a public means of transportation alongside the more popular Philippine jeepney).
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verb
tricycles
To ride a tricycle.
The child tricycled around the driveway until dark.
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Other Word Forms of Tricycle

Noun

Singular:
tricycle
Plural:
tricycles

Origin of Tricycle

  • French tri- three (from Greek tri- tri–) Greek kuklos wheel cycle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • tri- +"Ž cycle.

    From Wiktionary

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