tricycle
noun
tri·cy·cle
ˈtrī-sə-kəl 
-ˌsi-kəl
: a 3-wheeled vehicle propelled by pedals or a motor
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Jack is hoping that his replacement adaptive tricycle will be red, which is his favorite color.
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The tricycle frames the car just as Eggleston frames the tricycle.
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Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Jack is hoping that his replacement adaptive tricycle will be red, which is his favorite color.
—Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
And the Batmobile and other Bat-transports have ceded the space to a dugout canoe that once carried Karankawa Indians as far back as the 16th century and a custom 1990s lowrider tricycle that represents three generations of Texas lowriders.
—René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2026
The tricycle frames the car just as Eggleston frames the tricycle.
—Hilton Als, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Tricycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tricycle. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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tricycle
noun
tri·cy·cle
ˈtrī-ˌsik-əl
: a three-wheeled vehicle usually moved by pedals
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