bicycle
A vehicle that has two primary wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.
Other meanings
Any similar vehicle powered by human pedaling or steered with a handlebar, regardless of the number of wheels.
A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
Synonyms
- bike
- wheel
A kind of
- wheeled vehicle
Kinds of bicycle
- tandem bicycle
- mountain bike
- ordinary
- push-bike
- safety bicycle
- electronic bicycle
Related words
- exercycle
- ghost bicycle
- bicycle wrench
- touring bicycle
- bicycle crunch
- bicycle gear
- bicycle monarchy
- Christ on a bicycle
- e-bicycle
- electric bicycle
- fandom bicycle
- gravel bicycle
Word history
From French "bicycle".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “bicycle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.