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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Halgren himself lost most of his left leg, and nearly his life, in a motorcycle accident three years earlier.
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While motorcycle and traffic officers keep celebrity drop-offs moving, other officers will be scanning the area for threats from the ground, rooftops, and the air, the sources said.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Librandi on her motorcycle in Haiti.
—Elizabeth Germino, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Heck, even the motorcycle itself isn’t entirely new.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026
While motorcycle and traffic officers keep celebrity drop-offs moving, other officers will be scanning the area for threats from the ground, rooftops, and the air, the sources said.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
Librandi on her motorcycle in Haiti.
—Elizabeth Germino, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Heck, even the motorcycle itself isn’t entirely new.
—New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Motorcycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorcycle. Accessed 17 Mar. 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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