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Motorcycle   /mˈoʊtərsˌaɪkəl/   Listen
noun
motor cycle, motorcycle  n.  A two-wheeled vehicle having a motor attached so as to be self-propelled. In common usage, a motorcycle is of heavier construction with larger wheels, a more powerful motor, and a higher maximum speed than a motorbike. Note: A motorcycle may have a small appended compartment called a sidecar, supported by a third wheel, which can carry a passenger. Note: In Great Britain as of 1913 the term motor cycle was treated by statute () as limited to motor cars (self-propelled vehicles) designed to travel on not more than three wheels, and weighing unladen (that is, without water, fuel, or accumulators necessary for propulsion) not more than three hundred weight (336 lbs.).



verb
motorcycle  v. i.  To ride a motorcycle.
Synonyms: cycle.






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"Motorcycle" Quotes from Famous Books



... quiet Ohio town remarkable things may sometimes happen calculated to create the most intense excitement. The five motorcycle boys were put in touch with just such an event through a message that came to their wireless station while many miles away from home. What that "voice from the air" told them, and how gallantly they responded to the call for action, you will ...
— The Boy Chums in the Forest - or Hunting for Plume Birds in the Florida Everglades • Wilmer M. Ely

... town— to send a telegram home," answered Dick. Then, struck by a sudden idea, he added: "Paul, is your motorcycle ...
— The Rover Boys in New York • Arthur M. Winfield

... were asleep too," she suggested humbly. "I don't believe that airplanes ever fly this way any more. Or it might have been that fat Hodges boy on his motorcycle—he does make the most dreadful racket. Oh, Janet, what ...
— O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 • Various

... asked me if I would have any hesitation in dropping bombs on Germans? I said no, I wouldn't. And why did I suppose I was fitted to become aviator? Because, I told him, I weighed 135 pounds and could drive any kind of auto or motorcycle. (I hoped he would make me prove this assertion, in which case I promised myself that I wouldn't stop till I ...
— The Enormous Room • Edward Estlin Cummings

... ridden on Lester's motorcycle and knew how to handle it as well as the owner himself. He let out all speed and soon was traveling like the wind, with Teddy hanging ...
— The Rushton Boys at Rally Hall - Or, Great Days in School and Out • Spencer Davenport


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