Definition of motorcycle
: an automotive vehicle with two in-line wheels
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Video captured Sunday shows a man on a motorcycle, Darin Hendrickson yelling for the driver of a car to pull over.
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The video shows a man riding a motorcycle behind a gray Mazda 3 hatchback.
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On Friday afternoon, Shaw, 27, was killed while off duty and riding a motorcycle in Clinton, Md.
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Suddenly a motorcycle appears in front of the trailer, weaving into the left lane.
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Postcard News once falsely—some would say laughably—suggested that prominent television journalist Barkha Dutt hitched a ride to an assignment on a Kashmiri terrorist’s motorcycle.
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Besides the bump in car fees, the cost of riding a motorcycle into one of the 17 parks would have gone up to $50, from just $12-$15, and walkers/bicyclists would have to fork over $30, from $10-$15.
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Montecito resident Garrick Hyder evacuated for the December wildfire but not ahead of the January mudslides, which destroyed items in his garage that included a motorcycle and thousands of dollars' worth of snowboarding and scuba-diving equipment.
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Dwain Hammond was driving a 1986 Honda motorcycle and was not wearing a helmet, FHP Sgt.
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Origin and Etymology of motorcycle
motor bicycle
MOTORCYCLE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of motorcycle for English Language Learners
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: a vehicle with two wheels that is powered by a motor and that can carry one or two people
MOTORCYCLE Defined for Kids
Definition of motorcycle for Students
: a motorized vehicle for one or two passengers that has two wheels
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