trike
Americannoun
noun
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short for tricycle
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short for trichloroethylene
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a microlight aircraft with three fixed wheels for landing and take-off
Etymology
Origin of trike
By shortening and alteration; bike 1
Example Sentences
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As well as standard racing bikes with modifications where required and tandems, the Para-cycling road programme also features handcycling and trike races.
From BBC
But, don’t worry, the company also rents recumbent trikes, pedal boats and kayaks.
From Los Angeles Times
Eight days on, back in Khan Younis, there was another trike - on Gamal Abdel Nasser Street.
From BBC
In one corner, three kids jumped off their trikes and squatted to watch a cartoon on a cell phone.
From Los Angeles Times
On that occasion he ran out of runway while driving a three-wheeled motorised trike at Elvington Airfield near York - he walked away unharmed from that incident.
From BBC
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