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Synonyms

motorbike

American  
[moh-ter-bahyk] / ˈmoʊ tərˌbaɪk /

noun

  1. a small, lightweight motorcycle.

  2. a bicycle that is propelled by an attached motor.

verb (used without object)

motorbiked, motorbiking

  1. to go by motorbike; drive or ride a motorbike.

motorbike British  
/ ˈməʊtəˌbaɪk /

noun

  1. a less formal name for motorcycle

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • motorbiker noun

Etymology

Origin of motorbike

First recorded in 1900–05; motor + bike 1

Example Sentences

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Farhana Zannat, a mother of two, said she had had to plead with those waiting to be able to buy fuel for her motorbike so she could take her daughter for a school exam.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The men were on a motorbike which collided with a crash barrier on Pond Park Road East at about 16:25 BST on Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Mr Foreman said the couple, who were arrested in January 2025 while on a global motorbike journey, felt "let down, alone and completely frustrated".

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

During their search, the team encountered a Tuareg man who offered to guide them on his motorbike deep into the Sahara, where he had seen enormous fossil bones.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Farmer stops a young man on a motorbike and asks if he’d give one of our party, the pharmacist, a lift to Cange.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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