velocipede
[ vuh-los-uh-peed ]
/ vəˈlɒs əˌpid /
noun
a vehicle, usually having two or three wheels, that is propelled by the rider.
an early kind of bicycle or tricycle.
a light, three-wheeled, pedal-driven vehicle for railway inspection, used for carrying one person on a railroad track.
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Origin of velocipede
1810–20; <French vélocipède bicycle, equivalent to véloci- (<Latin, stem of vēlōx quick) + -pède-ped
OTHER WORDS FROM velocipede
ve·loc·i·ped·ist, nounWords nearby velocipede
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velocipede
/ (vɪˈlɒsɪˌpiːd) /
noun
an early form of bicycle propelled by pushing along the ground with the feet
any early form of bicycle or tricycle
Derived forms of velocipede
velocipedist, nounWord Origin for velocipede
C19: from French vélocipède, from Latin vēlōx swift + pēs foot
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