motorbike
Americannoun
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a small, lightweight motorcycle.
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a bicycle that is propelled by an attached motor.
verb (used without object)
noun
Other Word Forms
- motorbiker noun
Etymology
Origin of motorbike
Example Sentences
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"But because he left him there… and just to pick his motorbike up and push it down the street like nothing has happened, it doesn't sit well with me at all."
From BBC
The robots can relieve congestion by taking cars and motorbikes off the roads.
From Los Angeles Times
The arms are forged from motorbike springs and gears, its shoulders are curve from car rims, the spine is moulded from a fuel tank and its knees are pieced together with chains and suspension parts.
From Barron's
During their search, the team encountered a Tuareg man who offered to guide them on his motorbike deep into the Sahara, where he had seen enormous fossil bones.
From Science Daily
In the narrow streets of Mochi gate, customers hold their paper kites overhead to stop them getting ripped as they squeeze through the crowd and past the occasional slow moving motorbike.
From BBC
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