as in bikes
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars
a museum with an interesting collection of 19th-century velocipedes
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Noun
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Stockman Products has just unveiled an off-road-friendly caravan called the Trekka 01 that includes a dedicated compartment for e-bikes, according to New Atlas.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
6 Oct. 2025 -
View gallery - 6 images For the last 14 years or so, Urban Arrow has been at the forefront of developing front-loader bikes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Police interviewed two children who were riding bicycles behind the house.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
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Almost all its gasoline is imported, making gas expensive and scarce; in many parts of the countryside, bicycles and horse carts have supplanted cars.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Velocipedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/velocipedes. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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