tricycle
a vehicle, especially one for children, having one large front wheel and two small rear wheels, propelled by foot pedals.
a velocipede with three wheels propelled by pedals or hand levers.
a three-wheeled motorcycle.
Origin of tricycle
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How to use tricycle in a sentence
We play dodge ball, ride giant tricycles, and craft homespun jalopies for the adult soapbox derby.
Portland Is Ground Zero for the Best Women’s Soccer in the World | Evelyn Shoop | June 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTwenty-four gasoline-cars started, and three propelled by steam, and there were five gasoline-tricycles.
The Automobilist Abroad | M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield“It must have taken them years of training and concentration to master those tricycles,” she continued in high-pitched soliloquy.
When William Came | SakiThere are all sorts of pretty little favours to be had of bicycles, tricycles, and tandems, which will serve as souvenirs.
Gala Day Luncheons | Caroline Benedict BurrellIn a few minutes half a dozen little green tricycles where whirling round the curve.
Archie's Mistake | G. E. Wyatt
There was a general turning round of tricycles, and in a few minutes the little party were making their way towards the palace.
Archie's Mistake | G. E. Wyatt
British Dictionary definitions for tricycle
/ (ˈtraɪsɪkəl) /
a three-wheeled cycle, esp one driven by pedals
a three-wheeler for invalids
(intr) to ride a tricycle
Derived forms of tricycle
- tricyclist, noun
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