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motorcycle
(moʊtəʳsaɪkəl)
Word forms: plural motorcycles
countable noun
A motorcycle is a vehicle with two wheels and an engine.
motorcycle in British English
(ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl)
noun
1. 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
verb (intransitive)
2.
to ride on a motorcycle
Derived forms
motorcyclist (ˈmotorˌcyclist) noun
motorcycle in American English
(ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪkəl)
noun
1.
a two-wheeled (or, if equipped with a sidecar, three-wheeled) vehicle propelled by an internal-combustion engine and resembling a bicycle, but usually larger andheavier, and often having two saddles
verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈmotorˌcycled or ˈmotorˌcycling
2.
to ride a motorcycle
Derived forms
motorcyclist (ˈmotorˌcyclist) (ˈmoʊtərˌsaɪklɪst) noun
Word origin
motor + bicyclemotorcycle in Automotive Engineering
(moʊtərsaɪkəl)
Word forms: (regular plural) motorcycles
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle types)
A motorcycle is a vehicle with two wheels and an engine.
The package was delivered by a motorcycle dispatch rider.
Under existing laws, student drivers as young as 16 cannot ride motorcycles with a larger engine capacity than 250cc.
Many people would agree that riding a motorcycle actually makes you a better car driver, especially when dealing with other traffic.
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British English: motorcycle /ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkl/ NOUN
A motorcycle is a two-wheeled vehicle with an engine.
- American English: motorcycle
- Arabic: دَرَاجَةٌ نَارِيِّةٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: motocicleta
- Chinese: 摩托车
- Croatian: motocikl
- Czech: motocykl
- Danish: motorcykel
- Dutch: motorfiets
- European Spanish: motocicleta
- Finnish: moottoripyörä
- French: moto
- German: Motorrad
- Greek: μοτοσυκλέτα
- Italian: moto
- Japanese: オートバイ
- Korean: 오토바이
- Norwegian: motorsykkel
- Polish: motocykl
- European Portuguese: motocicleta
- Romanian: motocicletă
- Russian: мотоцикл
- Latin American Spanish: motocicleta
- Swedish: motorcykel
- Thai: รถมอเตอร์ไซค์
- Turkish: motosiklet
- Ukrainian: мотоцикл
- Vietnamese: xe máy
Chinese translation of 'motorcycle'
motorcycle
(ˈməutəsaɪkl) (frm)
n (c)
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摩托车(車)
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