trike

noun

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Beyond the city limits, Pocahontas State Park, 20 miles south of downtown, has trails designed specifically for off-road handcycles and trikes (popular among athletes with lower-limb mobility impairments). Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025 The trike is rated for hauling a maximum payload of 500 lb (226.8 kg), including the rider and cargo – which could be groceries, kids or camping gear. New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2025 In 2020, Zeitz launched a five-year turnaround plan at Harley which doubled down on the company's core products: touring bikes, large cruisers, and trikes. Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Hamill pedalled the square-wheeled trike, waving to onlookers. Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for trike

Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trike was in 1883

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“Trike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trike. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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