Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
motar-cycle . - noun A light motor vehicle, without body, on three or four wheels, carrying one or more persons.
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Examples
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The Jounal's Dan Neil reports on a new motocycle from Italian company Ducati.
An Italian Cruiser 2011
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You can often find that there are motocycle groups if you have long distance trips.
Global Voices in English » Korea: Things that might surprise you in North America 2009
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Once, long ago in a land far away, Miami, Coconut Grove, on a dark and sultry night, riding along the Main Highway bike path, which is divided from the road by a greenway of small tropical plants, I was narrowly missed by a Harley motocycle ridden by a drunken nutcase that stopped just ahead on me to explain he'd mistaken my tiny rear light for another motocycle.
The Indignity of Commuting by Bicycle: Same Attitude, Different Infrastructure BikeSnobNYC 2010
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Craptastic says, “Gary Busey jumped off his motocycle and headbutted that curb to stop an earthquake.”
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Never been to Mexico, but very much looking forward to my 6-week motocycle journey.
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Never been to Mexico, but very much looking forward to my 6-week motocycle journey.
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When that happened, the ripples made it harder to push her motocycle.
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Never been to Mexico, but very much looking forward to my 6-week motocycle journey.
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The floods near the Siem Reap International School were bad and Thyda had to get off her motocycle and push it for 500m.
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Never been to Mexico, but very much looking forward to my 6-week motocycle journey.
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