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),mo·tor·cy·cled,mo·tor·cy·cling.
to ride on or operate a motorcycle.
Origin of motorcycle
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95; motor + cycle
Dutch and German motorcycle gangs got a lot of publicity saying they were fighting against the so-called Islamic State in Syria.
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In 1970, Hunter S. Thompson was dispatched to report on a motorcycle race in Las Vegas.
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The Boss even threw in an hour of guitar lessons, a lasagna dinner, and a ride in the sidecar of his motorcycle for good measure.
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Her backpack is even stolen by somebody riding along on a motorcycle.
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But 1% Motorcycle Clubs have been running guns and drugs for a long time.
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As you turned to the right, did you turn your motorcycle also, or did you turn your body?
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Gibutang ku sa minur ang mútur, I put the motorcycle at low gear.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Half a minute later six motorcycle riders hove into sight, hardly a hundred yards from where the boys were perched.
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He hurried back to where he had left the motorcycle, and soon was once more purring along the woodland track.
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There, lying on its side, was the motorcycle of which the new arrival had spoken.
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British Dictionary definitions for motorcycle
motorcycle
/ (ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl) /
noun
Also called: motorbikea 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