motorbike

noun

mo·​tor·​bike ˈmō-tər-ˌbīk How to pronounce motorbike (audio)
: a small usually lightweight motorcycle
motorbike intransitive verb

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When not at work, Kate looks after Mac, who’s recovering from a motorbike accident and is inclined to spend his days sitting in his recliner. Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 20 Mar. 2025 Jumping on to a motorbike and roaring down the road with the wind in your hair is great feeling, brain damage not so fun. David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 The leading group had been following TV cameras mounted to motorbikes and ended up taking a deviation away from the official final stretch, eventually crossing the finish line on the wrong side of the road. Ben Church, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025 For almost a decade, the signature stunt of a Mission movie has been teased for upwards of a year in advance, such as Cruise hanging off the side of a plane for Rogue Nation, performing a HALO skydive for Fallout or jumping a motorbike off a cliff for Dead Reckoning. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motorbike

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of motorbike was in 1903

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“Motorbike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorbike. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.

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motorbike

noun
mo·​tor·​bike ˈmōt-ər-ˌbīk How to pronounce motorbike (audio)
: a light motorcycle

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