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recumbent bicycle

British  

noun

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

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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

To most people, though, he was just the guy at the end of the hall with the recumbent bicycle and filing cabinet.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2013

“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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