as in bike
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars the range of the boy's explorations vastly expanded when he acquired his first bicycle

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Recent Examples of bicycle The amenities seem nice — a tranquil courtyard with a waterfall and seasonal plantings, a bicycle room, storage — but are hardly lavish. Kim Velsey, Curbed, 18 Feb. 2025 The departments that will no longer be independent include Race and Equity, Cultural Affairs, Child and Youth Success and Sustainability and Mobility, which focuses on climate change and bicycle lanes. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 However, the pedestrian and bicycle bridge will be closed during the repairs, the release said. Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 15 Feb. 2025 Under pure socialism, citizens are to be allowed to own their toothbrushes, underwear, maybe even a bicycle or two, but cannot open a restaurant, or start up a furniture store, or a factory, or a mine, or rent out apartments to others. Walter E Block, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bicycle

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“Bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bicycle. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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