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unicycle

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u·ni·cy·cle  (yn-skl)
n.
A vehicle consisting of a frame mounted over a single wheel and usually propelled by pedals.
[uni- + -cycle, perhaps on the model of bicycle.]
uni·cyclist n.
unicycle [ˈjuːnɪˌsaɪkəl]
n
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a one-wheeled vehicle driven by pedals, esp one used in a circus, etc. Also called: monocycle
[from uni- + cycle, on the model of tricycle]
unicyclist  n
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Noun1.unicycle - a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedalsunicycle - a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals
monocycle
wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"
Verb1.unicycle - ride a unicycle
bicycle, bike, pedal, wheel, cycle - ride a bicycle
Translations
unicycle [ˈjuːnɪˌsaɪkl] N → monociclo m
unicycle
n → Einrad nt
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I am reminded of a story I read in a newspaper some years ago, of a police sergeant who was driving her car somewhere in Devon or Cornwall, well after midnight, when she saw in her headlights a man riding a unicycle which was towing a small boxed trailer.
This silly idea from the Japanese made me recall a strange tale by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales)
Byline: Neil McKay TEENAGER Ben Broome has had the last laugh after completing his unicycle trek.
Ben pedals on to help charity; Unicycling teenager raises pounds 1,200 by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
The Prudhoe High School student, who recently finished her GCSEs, was bought the unicycle as a Christmas present several years ago.
SHE'S UNIQUE; TEEN'S DOES COAST-TO-COAST CHALLENGE ON ONE WHEEL by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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