bicycle
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bicycle — [ bisikl ] n. m. • 1869; mot angl., de bi et gr. kuklos → 2. cycle ♦ Anciennt Vélocipède à deux roues de taille inégale. ♢ Région. (Canada) Fam. Bicyclette. « On est revenus en marchant à côté de nos bicycles » (R. Ducharme). ● bicycle nom… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bicycle — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Bicycle es el nombre de una baraja de cartas producida por USPC (The United States Playing Cards) utilizada en la gran mayoría de casinos de América. También es una de las barajas más utilizadas por los ilusionistas… … Wikipedia Español
bicycle — [bī′sik΄əl, bī′si kəl] n. [Fr: see BI 1 & CYCLE] a vehicle consisting of a tubular metal frame mounted on two large, wire spoked wheels, one behind the other, and equipped with handlebars, a saddlelike seat, and foot pedals vi. bicycled,… … English World dictionary
bicycle — ► NOUN ▪ a vehicle consisting of two wheels held in a frame one behind the other, propelled by pedals and steered with handlebars attached to the front wheel. ► VERB ▪ ride a bicycle. DERIVATIVES bicyclist noun. ORIGIN from Greek kuklos wheel … English terms dictionary
Bicycle — Bi cy*cle, n. [Pref. bi + cycle.] A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider s feet acting on cranks or levers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bicycle — (engl., franz., spr. bai oder bißĭkl ), s. Fahrrad … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Bicycle — (engl., spr. beißĭkl) zweiräderiges Fahrrad … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
bicycle — (n.) 1868, coined from BI (Cf. bi ) two + Gk. kyklos circle, wheel (see CYCLE (Cf. cycle) (n.)), on the pattern of TRICYCLE (Cf. tricycle); both the word and the vehicle superseding earlier VELOCIPEDE (Cf. velocipede). The English word probably… … Etymology dictionary
bicycle — [n] pedal driven recreational vehicle bike, cycle, tandem, two wheeler, velocipede, wheels; concepts 364,505 … New thesaurus
Bicycle — For other uses, see Bicycle (disambiguation). A mountain bike, a popular multi use bicycle. A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human powered, pedal driven, single track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one… … Wikipedia
bicycle — bicyclist, bicycler, n. /buy si keuhl, sik euhl, suy keuhl/, n., v., bicycled, bicycling. n. 1. a vehicle with two wheels in tandem, usually propelled by pedals connected to the rear wheel by a chain, and having handlebars for steering and a… … Universalium
