a bicycle affording greater safety to the rider, with a lower front wheel and saddle than the earlier high-wheeler or ‘ordinary’ (see ordinary, n.…
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| 释义 | society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > bicycle > safety (5) safety bicycle1876 a bicycle affording greater safety to the rider, with a lower front wheel and saddle than the earlier high-wheeler or ‘ordinary’ (see ordinary, n.… safety1877 = safety bicycle n. at compounds 3. kangaroo1884 figurative. A form of bicycle with sloping backbone, introduced in 1884: an early form of the ‘safety’ type. rover1885 Also with capital initial. (A name for) an early type of safety bicycle having a lower driving position than previous models and two wheels of… bicyclette1886 The name of an early type of safety bicycle (safety bicycle n. at safety, n. compounds 3), produced by Rudge and Co., after a design by H. J… |
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