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Webster 1913 Edition


Tricycle

Tri′cy-cle

,
Noun.
[Pref.
tri-
+
cycle
as in
bicycle
.]
A three-wheeled velocipede. See Illust. under
Velocipede
. Cf.
Bicycle
.

Definition 2024


tricycle

tricycle

English

A child's tricycle.

Noun

tricycle (plural tricycles)

  1. A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.
  2. (Philippines) cycle rickshaw (a motorized three-wheeler, the Philippine version of the rickshaw, consisting of a motorbike attached to a sidecar which may be customised according to the owner’s choice. Widely used as a public means of transportation alongside the more popular Philippine jeepney).

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Verb

tricycle (third-person singular simple present tricycles, present participle tricycling, simple past and past participle tricycled)

  1. To ride a tricycle.
    The child tricycled around the driveway until dark.

Synonyms


French

Etymology

tri- + cycle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʁi.sikl/

Noun

tricycle m (plural tricycles)

  1. tricycle