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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While in Milwaukee for the Homecoming, Momoa was seen riding his motorcycle around the Harley-Davidson Museum, dined at Five O'Clock Steakhouse and also visited Milworks men's clothing store with Nakoa-Wolf.
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Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 13 July 2025
Two people were seriously hurt when a motorcycle crashed in east Independence Saturday evening, police said.
—Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025
The motorcycle continued traveling south through the intersection onto Tradeshow Boulevard.
—Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Because the vehicle is so narrow, and because it would be classed as a motorcycle in most markets, Scholten envisions it being used to beat traffic congestion via lane-splitting (traveling between lanes of slow-moving or stopped traffic moving in the same direction).
—Ben Coxworth
july 11, New Atlas, 11 July 2025
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Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 13 July 2025
Two people were seriously hurt when a motorcycle crashed in east Independence Saturday evening, police said.
—Kansas City Star, 13 July 2025
The motorcycle continued traveling south through the intersection onto Tradeshow Boulevard.
—Elainie Barraza, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2025
Because the vehicle is so narrow, and because it would be classed as a motorcycle in most markets, Scholten envisions it being used to beat traffic congestion via lane-splitting (traveling between lanes of slow-moving or stopped traffic moving in the same direction).
—Ben Coxworth
july 11, New Atlas, 11 July 2025
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“Motorcycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorcycle. Accessed 19 Jul. 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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