motorcycle
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.
to ride on or operate a motorcycle.
Origin of motorcycle
1Other words from motorcycle
- mo·tor·cy·clist [moh-ter-sahy-klist], /ˈmoʊ tərˌsaɪ klɪst/, noun
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How to use motorcycle in a sentence
In the past five years, motorcycle-hailing apps have sprung up across Africa, competing to be the most popular “Uber for motorcycles.”
You can hardly go wrong with two beautiful actors on a nighttime motorcycle ride.
We Could Use a Pandemic-Era Romantic Comedy, But Locked Down Isn't It | Stephanie Zacharek | January 15, 2021 | TimeOn his last day before he was stripped of his command, he ordered his troops to open fire on three Afghan men standing by a motorcycle on the side of the road who he said posed a threat.
An unusual mission in Afghanistan, and the troops who suffered to carry it out | Greg Jaffe | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostFreelancer Luis Alonzo Almendares was shot three times by two unidentified individuals on a motorcycle in September in Comayagua.
Journalists faced new threats in 2020. These 10 and countless others deserve justice | lbelanger225 | January 4, 2021 | FortuneBeginning in the late 1940s, Honda built itself into the biggest motorcycle manufacturer in the world by reinventing the category away from gigantic, intimidating machines for tough guys and into bikes that were small and friendly for everyone.
Dutch and German motorcycle gangs got a lot of publicity saying they were fighting against the so-called Islamic State in Syria.
Dutch Biker Gangs Vs. ISIS | Nadette De Visser, Christopher Dickey | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 1970, Hunter S. Thompson was dispatched to report on a motorcycle race in Las Vegas.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art | Jay Michaelson | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Boss even threw in an hour of guitar lessons, a lasagna dinner, and a ride in the sidecar of his motorcycle for good measure.
Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart, and Louis C.K. ‘Stand Up’ for Soldiers | Alex Suskind | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer backpack is even stolen by somebody riding along on a motorcycle.
‘Left Behind’ Review: Nicolas Cage’s Bible Movie Is God-Awful | Matthew Paul Turner | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut 1% motorcycle Clubs have been running guns and drugs for a long time.
Inside 'Sons of Anarchy's' Final Season: Creator Kurt Sutter on the Most Brutal Season Yet | Annaliza Savage | September 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom the year 1902 to 1909, the style of their motorcycle remained substantially the same in appearance.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousForeign countries have contributed little or nothing to the development of the motorcycle.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousThe commercial motorcycle is said to be gaining widespread favor, and therein lies its greatest future.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousIt appeared at the Madison Square Garden in two forms, as a single motorcycle and as a motor tandem.
The Wonder Book of Knowledge | VariousManufacture of the motorcycle upon a commercial scale forthwith commenced in the bicycle manufactory at Springfield, Mass.
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British Dictionary definitions for motorcycle
/ (ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl) /
Also called: motorbike 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
to ride on a motorcycle
Derived forms of motorcycle
- motorcyclist, noun
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