Definition of motorcycle
: an automotive vehicle with two in-line wheels
motorcycle
intransitive verbFrom the M-W Editors
Recent Examples of motorcycle from the Web
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This narrative reoccurs in the case of his motorcycle accident in 1966, his religious conversion a decade later and his commitment to an endless tour in the late 1980s.
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The University of Florida’s student body president got schooled in the criminal court system in Key West after pushing over motorcycles while in a drunken stupor March 7.
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The rider was heading north on Interstate 5 just south of Mission Road around 1:13 a.m. when for unknown reasons his 2006 Suzuki GSX-R motorcycle hit the curb, said Officer Jim Bettencourt.
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German police say a businessman on a motorcycle lost a plastic bag stuffed with his day’s earnings while driving along a southern highway, sending a shower of cash across the Bavarian Autobahn.
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Another motorcycle accident the following year claimed Oakley's life.
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Another motorcycle accident the following year claimed Oakley’s life.
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But he was killed in a motorcycle accident in October 1971, just months after recording the Fillmore shows.
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Another man rode up to the gas station on a motorcycle to check on some friends who may have been at the shooting.
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Origin and Etymology of motorcycle
motor bicycle
First Known Use: 1894
MOTORCYCLE Defined for English Language Learners
motorcycle
playDefinition 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
motorcycle
playDefinition of motorcycle for Students
: a motorized vehicle for one or two passengers that has two wheels
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