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velocipede

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ve·loc·i·pede  (v-ls-pd)
n.
1. A tricycle.
2.
a. Any of several early bicycles having pedals attached to the front wheel.
b. An early bicycle propelled by pushing the feet along the ground while straddling the vehicle.

[French vélocipède : Latin vlx, vlc-, fast; see velocity + Latin ps, ped-, foot; see -ped.]

velocipede [vɪˈlɒsɪˌpiːd]
n
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) an early form of bicycle propelled by pushing along the ground with the feet
2. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) any early form of bicycle or tricycle
[from French vélocipède, from Latin vēlōx swift + pēs foot]
velocipedist  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.velocipedevelocipede - any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel - a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
2.velocipedevelocipede - a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
cycle rickshaw, pedicab - a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire; "boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs"
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"
Translations
velocipede (archaic) [vəˈlɒsɪpiːd] Nvelocípedo m
velocipede
n (form)Fahrrad nt, → Veloziped nt (old)


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I 'll help you tease for your velocipede, and won't say a word against it, when mamma and granny beg papa not to let you have it.
 
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