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Webster 1913 Edition
Velocipede
Ve-loc′i-pede
,Noun.
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
. Definition 2024
velocipede
velocipede
See also: vélocipède
English
A velocipede.
Noun
velocipede (plural velocipedes)
- Early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground
- (archaic) Generic term for three and four-wheeled machines driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle
- (archaic) a late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle
- a bicycle
Synonyms
- (a late 1860s bicycle): boneshaker
Related terms
Translations
Early two-wheeled conveyance
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(archaic) generic term for three- and four-wheeled machines driven by hand or foot levers
(archaic) a bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle
Verb
velocipede (third-person singular simple present velocipedes, present participle velocipeding, simple past and past participle velocipeded)
- to ride on velocipede
Italian
Noun
velocipede m (plural velocipedi)
Derived terms
- velocipedastro
- velocipedista
- velocipedistico