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velocipede
[ vuh-los-uh-peed ]
noun
- a vehicle, usually having two or three wheels, that is propelled by the rider.
- an early kind of bicycle or tricycle.
- a light, three-wheeled, pedal-driven vehicle for railway inspection, used for carrying one person on a railroad track.
velocipede
/ vɪˈlɒsɪˌpiːd /
noun
- an early form of bicycle propelled by pushing along the ground with the feet
- any early form of bicycle or tricycle
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Derived Forms
- veˈlociˌpedist, noun
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Other Words From
- ve·loci·pedist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of velocipede1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of velocipede1
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Example Sentences
This crude affair consisted of a small velocipede upon which was mounted a crude coal-burning steam engine.
When he recovered, he found himself lying where Velocipede had thrown him, and the brute quietly grazing by his side.
Five hundred foreign stamps, twenty postmarks, and a boat eighteen inches long, for a three-wheel velocipede.
God willing, Ill never again ride anything more dangerous than a velocipede.
You may know I was surprised to look up, and see it coming without hands, just rolling along like a velocipede.
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