handcycle

American  

[hand-sahy-kuhl] / ˈhændˌsaɪ kəl /

Also hand bike, or hand cycle

noun

1. a cycle, usually having three wheels, propelled by pushing pedals with the arms rather than the legs, especially one used by people who have impaired mobility.

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verb (used without object)

1. to travel or race using a handcycle.

Etymology

Origin of handcycle

First recorded in 1880–85; hand ( def. ) + cycle ( def. )

Example Sentences

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handcycle

The Royal British Legion funded adaptions to his home and also provided a handcycle for him to get outdoors.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024

For that, friends drove stakes into the ice above him and attached a rope to a handcycle modified with skis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

Zanardi has been recovering in Italy since a 2020 crash into a truck while competing in a race on his handcycle.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2022

If it’s warm out, I go in my handcycle, a bike you pedal with your hands.

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2021

As a House member campaigning for the Senate, she was the only woman to finish the 2016 Chicago Marathon in a hand-cranked wheelchair called a handcycle.

From Washington Post ● May 13, 2019