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

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. —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

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