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recumbent bicycle

British  

noun

  1. a type of bicycle that is ridden in a reclining position

"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

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As we made our way along the buttery-smooth pavement of the recently extended Chief Ladiga trail, our group passed an older rider on a recumbent bicycle.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2025

Cron, the 88 Shades RV Park resident, on a recent morning pedaled a recumbent bicycle while holding the leash of her miniature Australian shepherd, Miley.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 8, 2021

Pat had retired from politics, after a failed attempt to switch from Democrat to Republican, and taken to riding around the country on a recumbent bicycle, writing drolly about his travels for his son’s paper.

From The New Yorker May 27, 2019

A preliminary investigation showed that Ned Gaylin of Chevy Chase was riding a three-wheeled recumbent bicycle eastbound on the trail crossing Little Falls Parkway in a marked crosswalk, the statement said.

From Washington Post Oct. 17, 2016

“My attitude is this,” Mr. Menino said in an interview the other day at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital after pedaling for several minutes on a stationary recumbent bicycle.

From New York Times Dec. 17, 2012

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