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motorcycle

[ moh-ter-sahy-kuhl ]

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noun

a motor vehicle similar to a bicycle but usually larger and heavier, chiefly for one rider but sometimes having two saddles or an attached sidecar for passengers.

, mo·tor·cy·cled, mo·tor·cy·cling.

motorcycle

/ ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl /

Also calledmotorbike a two-wheeled vehicle, having a stronger frame than a bicycle, that is driven by a petrol engine, usually with a capacity of between 125 cc and 1000 cc

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; motor + cycle

Dutch and German motorcycle gangs got a lot of publicity saying they were fighting against the so-called Islamic State in Syria.

In 1970, Hunter S. Thompson was dispatched to report on a motorcycle race in Las Vegas.

The Boss even threw in an hour of guitar lessons, a lasagna dinner, and a ride in the sidecar of his motorcycle for good measure.

Her backpack is even stolen by somebody riding along on a motorcycle.

But 1% Motorcycle Clubs have been running guns and drugs for a long time.

From the year 1902 to 1909, the style of their motorcycle remained substantially the same in appearance.

Foreign countries have contributed little or nothing to the development of the motorcycle.

The commercial motorcycle is said to be gaining widespread favor, and therein lies its greatest future.

It appeared at the Madison Square Garden in two forms, as a single motorcycle and as a motor tandem.

Manufacture of the motorcycle upon a commercial scale forthwith commenced in the bicycle manufactory at Springfield, Mass.

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