motorbike
noun
mo·tor·bike
ˈmō-tər-ˌbīk 
: a small usually lightweight motorcycle
motorbike
intransitive verb
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After six weeks whetting blades in the factory on a grinding belt, Brigitte received a silver motorbike.
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Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Buses, trains and automobiles His various modes of transportation along the way have ranged from buses, trains, vans, hitchhiking, horses, motorbikes, slow boats, sea barges, bicycles and even a poultry truck.
—Salma Arafa, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
According to the Hezbollah source, the man was detained in September after allegedly parking a motorbike rigged with an explosive device disguised as a battery along a road in Beirut’s southern suburbs, an area where Hezbollah maintains tight security control.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Riders refuel their motorbikes at a gas station in Hongdae district in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
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Simon Akam, Vanity Fair, 2 Apr. 2026
Buses, trains and automobiles His various modes of transportation along the way have ranged from buses, trains, vans, hitchhiking, horses, motorbikes, slow boats, sea barges, bicycles and even a poultry truck.
—Salma Arafa, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
According to the Hezbollah source, the man was detained in September after allegedly parking a motorbike rigged with an explosive device disguised as a battery along a road in Beirut’s southern suburbs, an area where Hezbollah maintains tight security control.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Riders refuel their motorbikes at a gas station in Hongdae district in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, July 2, 2022.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Mar. 2026
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motorbike
noun
mo·tor·bike
ˈmōt-ər-ˌbīk
: a light motorcycle
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