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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If tequila is your best friend, mezcal is your best friend’s dangerous cousin, the one who rides a motorcycle and smokes cigarettes.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
Mull had just walked out of a smoke shop in the strip mall and toward his green Kawasaki motorcycle, parked outside, when undercover deputies arrived to try to detain him, video from the helicopter shows.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
The motorcycle rider, described only as a man, was taken to the hospital with major injuries and was pronounced dead, police said.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Fans were thrilled by the new look — reminiscent of the outfits worn during her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour — and also took the new font and motorcycle ride as a clues pointing to a rock album next.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2025
Mull had just walked out of a smoke shop in the strip mall and toward his green Kawasaki motorcycle, parked outside, when undercover deputies arrived to try to detain him, video from the helicopter shows.
—Nathaniel Percy, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
The motorcycle rider, described only as a man, was taken to the hospital with major injuries and was pronounced dead, police said.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Fans were thrilled by the new look — reminiscent of the outfits worn during her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour — and also took the new font and motorcycle ride as a clues pointing to a rock album next.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Motorcycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorcycle. Accessed 2 Oct. 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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