velocipede
IPA: vʌɫˈɑsɪpid
noun
- (historical) An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
- (archaic) Any three- or four-wheeled machine driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle.
- (archaic) A late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle.
- (humorous) A bicycle.
verb
- to ride on velocipede
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Examples of "velocipede" in Sentences
- This came to be known as a 'velocipede'.
- Velocipede Riders Defrauding the Public.
- The most common type of velocipede today is the bicycle.
- He, as individual, patented a sewing machine and a velocipede.
- He had attained a unique position as a crack velocipede rider.
- However, that fails to explain what the velocipede of ingenious design was.
- In 1865 they travelled from Paris to Avignon on a velocipede in only eight days.
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