motorcycle
/ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/
nounverb
An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.
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Noun 1 meaning
An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.
Verb 1 meaning
To ride a motorcycle.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From motor + cycle, from the Motorcyclette produced in 1897 by the French Werner Frères et Cie.
Similar and opposite words
MOTORCYCLE at a glance
MOTORCYCLE has 10 letters and scores 19 points in Scrabble (M 3 + O 1 + T 1 + O 1 + R 1 + C 3 + Y 4 + C 3 + L 1 + E 1) and 22 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,281 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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