motorcycle
noun
mo·tor·cy·cle
ˈmō-tər-ˌsī-kəl 
: an automotive vehicle with two in-line wheels
motorcycle
intransitive verb
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When Sheikh Mohammed Abu Mustafa stepped out of his mosque in southern Gaza after leading afternoon prayers in early November, a gunman on a motorcycle pulled up and shot him dead.
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The sheriff's office said Detention Service Officer Dakendrick Traylor was involved in an off-duty motorcycle accident this week and was killed.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
An Elk Grove police officer on a patrol motorcycle was involved in a crash with another vehicle Thursday and taken to a hospital as a precaution.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
The man who was killed Thursday night in a motorcycle crash on an Interstate 30 entrance ramp in west Fort Worth has been identified as a Lewisville firefighter.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Dec. 2025
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Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
The sheriff's office said Detention Service Officer Dakendrick Traylor was involved in an off-duty motorcycle accident this week and was killed.
—Briauna Brown, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025
An Elk Grove police officer on a patrol motorcycle was involved in a crash with another vehicle Thursday and taken to a hospital as a precaution.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 19 Dec. 2025
The man who was killed Thursday night in a motorcycle crash on an Interstate 30 entrance ramp in west Fort Worth has been identified as a Lewisville firefighter.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Dec. 2025
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“Motorcycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorcycle. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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motorcycle
noun
mo·tor·cy·cle
ˈmōt-ər-ˌsī-kəl
: a motorized vehicle for one or two passengers that has two wheels
motorcycle
verb
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