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Synonyms for bicycle

Grammar : Noun
Spell : bahy-si-kuh l, -sik-uh l, -sahy-kuh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbaɪ sɪ kəl, -ˌsɪk əl, -ˌsaɪ kəl

Définition of bicycle

Origin :
  • 1868, coined from bi- "two" + Greek kyklos "circle, wheel" (see cycle (n.)), on the pattern of tricycle; both the word and the vehicle superseding earlier velocipede. The English word probably is not from French, though often said to be (many French sources say the French word is from English). The assumption apparently is because Pierre Lallement, employee of a French carriage works, improved Macmillan's 1839 pedal velocipede in 1865 and took the invention to America. See also pennyfarthing. As a verb, from 1869.
  • That ne plus ultra of snobbishness -- bicyclism. [1876]
  • noun pedal-driven recreational vehicle
Example sentences :
  • Nimrod said his bicycle betrayed itself, too, only not so badly.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • And he sold his camel yesterday and bought a bicycle instead.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Dismount and walk past any horse that becomes frightened at your bicycle.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, June 22, 1880 » by Various
  • An air-pressure is then produced in the tank with a bicycle pump.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • He took her bicycle from her, and, turning, walked with her back into the park.
  • Extract from : « The Missionary » by George Griffith
  • Having broken this record on a bicycle, Lambert ought to be satisfied.
  • Extract from : « The Duke Of Chimney Butte » by G. W. Ogden
  • No boy can be thoroughly happy who is not the owner of a bicycle.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 31, 1880 » by Various
  • A horse cannot compare with the bicycle for speed and endurance.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 31, 1880 » by Various
  • If he had wanted the bicycle for racing, which should he have chosen?
  • Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne
  • The poor boy was so frightened that he left his bicycle behind him.
  • Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham

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