velocipede
noun
ve·loc·i·pede
və-ˈlä-sə-ˌpēd 
Examples of velocipede in a Sentence
a museum with an interesting collection of 19th-century velocipedes
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My next bike, the red-and-yellow Big Wheel, had a lot in common with a velocipede known as the penny-farthing, which was invented in the eighteen-seventies.
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The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
In the late eighteen-sixties, New Yorkers took up the velocipede, a primitive version of the bicycle.
—John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
Oakland Pedal Tours offers free velocipede shuttles between breweries, which are also within walking distance.
—Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2019
While there are competing claims for the first true motorcycle, this one is a Roper steam velocipede (or at least a very impressive re-creation).
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2017
And whereas Snead might view the velocipede as a vehicle on which to multitask, a more cynical observer could find a metaphor here for the GM’s tenure.
—Greg Bishop, SI.com, 24 Oct. 2017
The velocipede, or Michaudine, was the first bicycle with pedals.
—Austin Murphy, SI.com, 24 July 2017
While there are competing claims for the first true motorcycle, this one is a Roper steam velocipede (or at least a very impressive re-creation).
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2017
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The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
In the late eighteen-sixties, New Yorkers took up the velocipede, a primitive version of the bicycle.
—John Seabrook, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
Oakland Pedal Tours offers free velocipede shuttles between breweries, which are also within walking distance.
—Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2019
While there are competing claims for the first true motorcycle, this one is a Roper steam velocipede (or at least a very impressive re-creation).
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2017
And whereas Snead might view the velocipede as a vehicle on which to multitask, a more cynical observer could find a metaphor here for the GM’s tenure.
—Greg Bishop, SI.com, 24 Oct. 2017
The velocipede, or Michaudine, was the first bicycle with pedals.
—Austin Murphy, SI.com, 24 July 2017
While there are competing claims for the first true motorcycle, this one is a Roper steam velocipede (or at least a very impressive re-creation).
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Apr. 2017
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velocipede
noun
ve·loc·i·pede
və-ˈläs-ə-ˌpēd
: a lightweight wheeled vehicle (as a tricycle), propelled by the rider
—used especially of early forms
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