VELOCIPEDE

Velocipede

Velocipede is a human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels. The most common type of velocipede today is the bicycle.

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velocipede

Noun

  1. Early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground
  2. Generic term for three and four-wheeled machines driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle
  3. a late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle
  4. a bicycle


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