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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Other Word Forms

• quadricycler noun
• quadricyclist noun

Etymology

Origin of quadricycle

First recorded in 1880–85; quadri- + cycle

Example Sentences

Blaszczyk said that “nine times out of 10,” the participants exploring Detroit on quadricycle weren’t previously aware of new businesses they were seeing.

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 Brooks, Charles S. (Charles Stephen)