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motorcycle.

An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈməʊʔəˌsaɪkl̩/UK, dialectal/ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/General-American[ˈmoʊɾɚˌsaɪkl̩]General-American
  1. An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ˈməʊʔəˌsaɪkl̩/UK, dialectal/ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/General-American[ˈmoʊɾɚˌsaɪkl̩]General-American
  1. To ride a motorcycle.

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Where this word comes from

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

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