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; see bike 1
Example Sentences
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By comparison, a plastic fridge-dwelling Brita appears toy-like — a Huffy trike parked next to a Tesla Cybertruck.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024
At Aztec Cycles, Dunbar steers customers toward the Sunlite pro nylon trike cover and the Topeak bike cover.
From Washington Post • Feb. 21, 2023
Smith, the woman who salvaged her 2-year-old grandson’s trike, said fast-rising water forced her from her trailer around 1:30 a.m.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2022
William Cooksey will be riding 20 miles each day around his local Newton Aycliffe area of County Durham on his trike for the next 10 weeks.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2022
Instead of hitting the beast head-on, she lifted to a standing crouch on the saddle and pulled the trike to the side at the last second, hurling herself onto the tyrannosaurus’s back.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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