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Bicycle ˈbaɪsɪkl Ride Noun Rode Sunday Spent Day

Word3 bicycle
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈbaɪsɪkl/ /ˈbaɪsɪkl/
Example
  • he got on his bicycle and rode off.
  • we went for a bicycle ride on sunday.
  • she spent the day riding her bicycle around the lake.
  • a bicycle helmet/wheel
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bicycle

(noun)/ˈbaɪsɪkl/ /ˈbaɪsɪkl/
  1. a road vehicle with two wheels that you ride by pushing the pedals with your feet
    • He got on his bicycle and rode off.
    • We went for a bicycle ride on Sunday.
    • She spent the day riding her bicycle around the lake.
    • a bicycle helmet/wheel

    Extra Examples

    • Did you come by bicycle?
    • I dismounted and began to push my bicycle up the hill.
    • She came off her bicycle when it skidded on some wet leaves.
    • She pedalled her bicycle up the track.

    Word Origin

    • mid 19th cent.: from bi- ‘two’ + Greek kuklos ‘wheel’.
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