velocipedist
əˌpid noun
1.
a vehicle, usually having two or three wheels, that is propelled by the rider.
2.
an early kind of bicycle or tricycle.
3.
a light, three-wheeled, pedal-driven vehicle for railway inspection, used for carrying one person on a railroad track.
Origin:
1810–20; < French vélocipède bicycle, equivalent to véloci- (< Latin, stem of vēlōx quick) + -pède -ped
1810–20; < French vélocipède bicycle, equivalent to véloci- (< Latin, stem of vēlōx quick) + -pède -ped
Related forms
ve·loc·i·ped·ist, noun
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velocipede (vɪˈlɒsɪˌpiːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an early form of bicycle propelled by pushing along the ground with the feet |
| 2. | any early form of bicycle or tricycle |
| [C19: from French vélocipède, from Latin vēlōx swift + pēs foot] | |
| ve'locipedist | |
| —n | |
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| velocipede (vɪˈlɒsɪˌpiːd) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an early form of bicycle propelled by pushing along the ground with the feet |
| 2. | any early form of bicycle or tricycle |
| [C19: from French vélocipède, from Latin vēlōx swift + pēs foot] | |
| ve'locipedist | |
| —n | |
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velocipede
1819, "wheeled vehicle propelled by the feet on the ground," from Fr. vélocipède, from L. velox (gen. velocis) "swift" + pedem, acc. of pes "foot." Applied to an early kind of bicycle or tricycle in 1849.
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