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monocycle

American  
[mon-uh-sahy-kuhl] / ˈmɒn əˌsaɪ kəl /

noun

  1. a one-wheeled vehicle.


monocycle British  
/ ˈmɒnəˌsaɪkəl /

noun

  1. another name for unicycle

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Etymology

Origin of monocycle

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; mono- + cycle

Example Sentences

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If you want to learn to ride a monocycle or do acrobatics at 75, it’s probably not a good idea.

From New York Times

"Sometimes you find yourself on a tightrope riding a monocycle while juggling knives," he told Opera magazine in 2006 when he was about to leave Wales for Houston.

From Chicago Tribune

Just my monocycle got hot an' caught on fire, an' then a ship busted out in flames an' went down.

From Project Gutenberg

A little later two monocycles purred madly in the beaten-down paths of the monstrous treads.

From Project Gutenberg

And then the treads lifted, and he saw the monstrous gas-spreading tubes at the stern, and the exhaust-pipes into which he could have ridden, monocycle and all.

From Project Gutenberg