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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Motorcycle launch still planned Donut Lab previously announced that its battery would be installed in a production motorcycle built by Verge Motorcycles during the first quarter of this year.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Safavi also claimed that two motorcycle units composed of men and women affiliated with resistance groups paraded through parts of Tehran carrying flags of the National Liberation Army (NLA), associated with the MEK.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
The 2024 closing ceremony also featured a stunt from actor Tom Cruise, who rappelled down the stadium in Paris, shook hands with athletes, grabbed the Olympics flag, attached it to the back of his motorcycle, and drove off.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
The ambulance with its single, rooftop emergency light rotating pulled away from the hospital in a caravan of police cruisers and motorcycle cops.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Safavi also claimed that two motorcycle units composed of men and women affiliated with resistance groups paraded through parts of Tehran carrying flags of the National Liberation Army (NLA), associated with the MEK.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
The 2024 closing ceremony also featured a stunt from actor Tom Cruise, who rappelled down the stadium in Paris, shook hands with athletes, grabbed the Olympics flag, attached it to the back of his motorcycle, and drove off.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
The ambulance with its single, rooftop emergency light rotating pulled away from the hospital in a caravan of police cruisers and motorcycle cops.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
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“Motorcycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorcycle. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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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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