mountain bike

noun

: an all-terrain bicycle with wide knobby tires, straight handlebars, and typically 18 to 21 gears
mountain bike intransitive verb
mountain biker noun

Examples of mountain bike in a Sentence

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In addition to skiing, there’s a mountain bike park, golf, and plenty of hiking right from town in the summer. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025 Rent a ride from a local shop in town like Multimarcas Motos, which offers road bikes, mountain bikes, and e-bikes for kids and adults alike. Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025 The suspect fled with thousands of dollars worth of jewelry, a purse, Apple AirPods and multiple wallets before fleeing on a mountain bike. Harry Harris, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025 Many surfers are also into camping, hiking and riding mountain bikes, so the shop tries to introduce consumers to products not found in typical surf shops, such as folding pocket knives or spotting scopes for birding or books on everything from hiking to fly fishing. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mountain bike

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mountain bike was in 1966

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“Mountain bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20bike. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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mountain bike

noun
: a bicycle with wide knobby tires and many gears for use on all kinds of terrain
mountain bike verb

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