a light motorcycle with small wheels and an enclosed engine
Often shortened to: scooter
motor scooter in American English
a light motor vehicle resembling a scooter, having usually two small wheels with the driver seated over the engine and placing the feet in front resting on a floorboard
motor scooter in Automotive Engineering
(moʊtər skutər)
Word forms: (regular plural) motor scooters
noun
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle types)
A motor scooter is a motor bicycle with small wheels.
He rides a 50cc motor scooter.
The motor scooter was developed in Italy as the feminine equivalent of the larger, more masculine motorbike.
There are no cars on the island, but you can hire a bicycle or a motor scooter.