segway

[seg-wey]

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verb, noun

a frequent misspelling of segue.

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Examples from the Web for segway

Contemporary Examples

And his neighbors might not have mistaken him for being just a harmless oddball on a Segway.
Eric Williams Arrested After Shooting Deaths of Texas Prosecutors
Michael Daly
April 15, 2013
He was a justice of the peace known for zipping around Kaufman on a Segway.
Eric Williams Arrested After Shooting Deaths of Texas Prosecutors
Michael Daly
April 15, 2013
His father, who was riding behind him at the time, experienced no Segway stumbles.
Power Tripping: King Juan Carlos I & More (Photos)
The Daily Beast
August 5, 2012
When Jimi Heselden rode his Segway off a cliff, he became the latest in a long line of unfortunates done in by their own product.
The Segway Disaster and Other Deadly Inventions
The Daily Beast
September 27, 2010

Word Origin and History for segway

Segway

trademark name (Segway Inc., Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S.), in use from 2001; according to the company, chosen for similarity to segue on notion of "a smooth transition from one place to another," with probably influence of way (n.).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper