stationary bicycle

noun

: an exercise apparatus that can be pedaled like a bicycle

called also stationary bike

Examples of stationary bicycle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The company offers stationary bicycles, treadmills, weights, rowing machines and other equipment as well as an app that users pay a monthly subscription fee to access. Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024 For instance, you might be asked to spend time on a treadmill or stationary bicycle while being supervised by a medical professional or technician. Elizabeth Quinn, Verywell Health, 29 Mar. 2024 There are compostable wristbands, biodegradable confetti and stationary bicycles that fans on the floor can ride mid-set to generate power to the production’s smaller C stage. Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2024 In her team’s study, more than 57,000 people with prostates underwent two fitness tests on cycle ergometers—stationary bicycles equipped to test fitness—about five years apart. Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 29 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stationary bicycle 

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Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stationary bicycle was in 1883

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Cite this Entry

“Stationary bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stationary%20bicycle. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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