motorbike

noun

mo·​tor·​bike ˈmō-tər-ˌbīk How to pronounce motorbike (audio)
: a small usually lightweight motorcycle
motorbike intransitive verb

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McGregor is an expert rider and avid collector, and obtained this motorbike in 2010. Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025 Remembering his glimpses of racing on television, Roglic sold his motorbike, a KTM 125, and bought a bicycle. Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 5 July 2025 Writers on the ‘stark’ reality. Hit men on motorbikes, wearing clown masks: Armenian gang war roils San Fernando Valley. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025 Saw two people on motorbikes, two joggers and one walker in bike lanes. Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorbike

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of motorbike was in 1903

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“Motorbike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorbike. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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motorbike

noun
mo·​tor·​bike ˈmōt-ər-ˌbīk How to pronounce motorbike (audio)
: a light motorcycle

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