motorbike
Americannoun
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a small, lightweight motorcycle.
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a bicycle that is propelled by an attached motor.
verb (used without object)
noun
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Origin of motorbike
Example Sentences
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Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, were arrested in January of last year while passing through Iran on a global motorbike journey.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
She told police that two men on a motorbike rode up to her near her upmarket gym in Chelsea.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
"I think almost everyone opposes the ban," said Phuong Anh Nguyen, a 24-year-old Hanoi resident who works as a researcher and rides a petrol motorbike.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
“Outdoors is booming—camping, fishing, putting a motorbike on the back,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
“She calls gasoline petrol. A motorcycle is a motorbike and a truck, a lorry.”
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
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