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mo⋅tor⋅cy⋅cle

[moh-ter-sahy-kuhl] noun, verb, -cled, -cling.
–noun
1. 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.
–verb (used without object)
2. to ride on or operate a motorcycle.

Origin:
1890–95, Americanism; motor + cycle


mo⋅tor⋅cy⋅clist [moh-ter-sahy-klist] , noun
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mo·tor·cy·cle   (mō'tər-sī'kəl)   
n.  A two-wheeled motor vehicle resembling a heavy bicycle, sometimes having two saddles and a sidecar with a third wheel.

[motor + (bi)cycle.]
mo'tor·cy'cle v., mo'tor·cy'clist n.
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