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motor scooter

British  

noun

  1. Often shortened to: scooter.  a light motorcycle with small wheels and an enclosed engine

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Many have noted the slow postpandemic recovery of motor scooter sales, a product seen as an indicator of how entry-level consumers are doing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Here it’s Margaret Cho on a motor scooter, cruising through a cloud of exhaust.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

Before graduate school, he invested in a Colombian floor tile company while on a motor scooter trip in South America.

From Science Magazine • May 16, 2024

In 1959 he traveled to Europe on a cargo ship, bringing a motor scooter and a guitar.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

The motor scooter was an old-fashioned model: big and baby blue.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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