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quadricycle

American  
[kwod-ruh-sahy-kuhl] / ˈkwɒd rəˌsaɪ kəl /

noun

  1. a vehicle similar to the bicycle and tricycle but having four wheels.


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Etymology

Origin of quadricycle

First recorded in 1880–85; quadri- + cycle


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He said the quadricycle was invented by two brothers in Amsterdam who made it as a float in a Queen’s Day parade.

From Washington Times ● May 23, 2016

Ohio’s quadricycle law was approved a couple months before the Michigan one.

From Washington Times ● May 23, 2016

Named “La Marquise” after the count’s mother, the quadricycle has only had four owners.

From BusinessWeek ● Sep. 29, 2011

Ironically it was built on the site where Henry Ford created his first car, the quadricycle.

From BBC ● May 13, 2011

Though there may be a kind of gayety in this, yet I’ll hazard that in the whole range of quadricycle life no vehicle is more free from any taint of riotous conduct.

From Journeys to Bagdad by Charles S. (Charles Stephen) Brooks

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