tricycle
noun
tri·cy·cle
ˈtrī-sə-kəl 
-ˌsi-kəl
: a 3-wheeled vehicle propelled by pedals or a motor
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The tricycle was stolen from the family's back porch in Berwyn last week.
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Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 22 June 2026
There’s an entire salad bowl of chocolate mousse, perfectly bitter and rich, and a Paris-Brest the circumference of a tricycle wheel, with enormous puffs of hazelnut mousse and a dripping seam of blackberry jam.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Debris also fell from other buildings, hitting tricycle taxis parked below.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
On one side there was a swing, a slide and a tricycle.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
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Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 22 June 2026
There’s an entire salad bowl of chocolate mousse, perfectly bitter and rich, and a Paris-Brest the circumference of a tricycle wheel, with enormous puffs of hazelnut mousse and a dripping seam of blackberry jam.
—Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Debris also fell from other buildings, hitting tricycle taxis parked below.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
On one side there was a swing, a slide and a tricycle.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for tricycle
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“Tricycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tricycle. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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tricycle
noun
tri·cy·cle
ˈtrī-ˌsik-əl
: a three-wheeled vehicle usually moved by pedals
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