monocycle

[ mon-uh-sahy-kuhl ]

noun
  1. a one-wheeled vehicle.

Origin of monocycle

1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; mono- + cycle

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How to use monocycle in a sentence

  • A little later two monocycles purred madly in the beaten-down paths of the monstrous treads.

    Morale | Murray Leinster
  • Then there were no motor-cars, no motor-buses, no clappering insolent monocycles!

    Sweethearts at Home | S. R. Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for monocycle

monocycle

/ (ˈmɒnəˌsaɪkəl) /


noun
  1. another name for unicycle

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