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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One Brooklyn shared in May was an Instagram video of himself and Nicola riding a motorcycle.
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He even got paid to ride his motorcycle from Seattle to Milwaukee for a story about Harley-Davidson's 115th anniversary.
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Motorcycle engineering took an unexpected turn in early November, when Italian manufacturer MV Agusta pulled the wraps off a radical new engine concept at EICMA in Milan, the world’s largest motorcycle show.
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Bill Kelly, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
One Brooklyn shared in May was an Instagram video of himself and Nicola riding a motorcycle.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
He even got paid to ride his motorcycle from Seattle to Milwaukee for a story about Harley-Davidson's 115th anniversary.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Motorcycle engineering took an unexpected turn in early November, when Italian manufacturer MV Agusta pulled the wraps off a radical new engine concept at EICMA in Milan, the world’s largest motorcycle show.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2025
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“Motorcycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorcycle. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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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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