velocipede

Speech parts

1. velocipede - Noun

2. velocipede - Verb

Meaning

A light road carriage propelled by the feet of the rider. Originally it was propelled by striking the tips of the toes on the roadway, but commonly now by the action of the feet on a pedal or pedals connected with the axle of one or more of the wheels, and causing their revolution. They are made in many forms, with two, three, or four wheels. See Bicycle, and Tricycle.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

boneshaker barrow railcar cycle bed wheel bicycle bike ambulance tandem mountain bike BIC bicycler hobbyhorse handcar
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Antonyms

real estate

Hypernyms

cycle bicycle bike

Examples

Date unknown * Pierre Michaux invents the front wheel-driven velocipede, the first mass-produced bicycle. Source: Internet

Several inventions followed using rear-wheel drive, the best known being the rod-driven velocipede by Scotsman Thomas McCall in 1869. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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