Motorcyclist
[moh-ter-sahy-kuh l] /ˈmoʊ tərˌsaɪ kəl/
noun
1.
a similar to a bicycle but usually larger and heavier, chiefly for one rider but sometimes having two saddles or an attached sidecar for passengers.
verb (used without object), motorcycled, motorcycling.
2.
to ride on or operate a motorcycle.
/ˈməʊtəˌsaɪkəl/
noun
1.
Also called motorbike. a two-wheeled vehicle, having a stronger frame than a bicycle, that is driven by a petrol engine, usually with a capacity of between 125 cc and 1000 cc
verb (intransitive)
2.
to ride on a motorcycle
n.
1895, a hybrid from motor + -cycle, from bicycle. Motocycle also was used late 19c.
The horse follows the crooks of a country road, but then the training of the “motorcycle” (horrid name) will inevitably straighten out the crooks in the country road, and afford long ranges of straight tracks. [Payson Burleigh, “The Age of Steel,” Oct. 12, 1895]
Related: Motorcyclist.
Read Also:
- Motor decussation
motor decussation n. See pyramidal decussation.
- Motor development
The growth of muscular coordination in a child.
- Motor-drive
noun 1. a mechanical system, including an electric motor, used to operate a machine or machines. noun 1. (photog) a battery-operated motorized system to give fast film advance between exposures Compare autowinder
- Motordrome
[moh-ter-drohm] /ˈmoʊ tərˌdroʊm/ noun 1. a rounded course or track for automobile and motorcycle races.
- Motored
[moh-terd] /ˈmoʊ tərd/ adjective 1. having a or , especially of a specified number or type (usually used in combination): a bimotored airplane. [moh-ter] /ˈmoʊ tər/ noun 1. a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, , or the like. 2. any self-powered vehicle. 3. a person or thing that […]