motorcycle

noun

mo·​tor·​cy·​cle ˈmō-tər-ˌsī-kəl 

: an automotive vehicle with two in-line wheels

motorcycle intransitive verb

motorcyclist

ˈmō-tər-ˌsī-k(ə-)list 

noun

Examples of motorcycle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The ban applies to an array of products spanning from alcohol to motorcycles to dairy goods, White House documents show. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

The impact threw him from the motorcycle, and he was then struck by a passing vehicle. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Two weeks after the Honda accident, a sixty-five-year-old woman intentionally drove her motorcycle off the Million Dollar Highway. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

In Caracas, hundreds of activists in sky blue shirts — the color of Machado’s Vente Venezuela party — rode motorcycles and drove through the capital’s main avenues, honking their horns and waving Venezuelan flags. — Clyburn Saint John, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

motor bicycle

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for motorcycle

• recycle
• cycle

Kids Definition

motorcycle

noun

mo·​tor·​cy·​cle ˈmōt-ər-ˌsī-kəl 

: a motorized vehicle for one or two passengers that has two wheels

motorcycle verb

motorcyclist

-ˌsī-k(ə-)ləst 

noun