variants also push bicycle
British
as in bicycle
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars the vicar riding his sturdy push-bike used to be a common sight around the village

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    Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • Police finally managed to capture Phillips after laying down spikes for his quad bike to run over after he was suspected of a burglary at a commercial address in Piopio.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Lighting is all-LED, but then again, that is more or less standard with most bikes these days.
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“Push-bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push-bike. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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