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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Modi has recently sought to assuage the Trump administration's concerns regarding trade issues, moving to cut import India's tariffs on some motorbikes and bourbon whiskey, while also agreeing to receive planes carrying undocumented migrants. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2025 Although Chalamet showing up to the London premier of A Complete Unknown on a Lime bike doesn’t come close to the effortless cool of Dylan jumping on his motorbike clad in leather, curly hair untamed and freewheeling up the highway to Newport. Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 Standing in the ruins of his multimillion-dollar property, Lenkov considered the fate of his other neighbors: People like Edwards and Johnson who may well have slept on the sand not far from where his vintage motorbike looked over the sparkling Pacific Ocean. Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025 Throngs of motorbikes and cars lined up at a gas station still in service. Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024 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 22 Feb. 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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