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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Volunteer paramedics whizz round on motorbikes, responding to a stream of medical emergencies resulting from violent incidents. Isobel Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2025 The think tank reports from the front lines of Russian soldiers training and using motorbikes and footage, shared by Russia's defense ministry, showing a soldier riding a motorcycle through a course with explosions on either side of him. Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 Called Verge Next, the new business-to-business division will license Verge's technology to companies that manufacture electric bicycles, motorbikes, scooters, and mopeds. New Atlas, 25 Apr. 2025 Indeed, motorbikes have made a big impression on many African countries. Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 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 14 May. 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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