motorbike

noun

mo·​tor·​bike ˈmō-tər-ˌbīk 

: a small usually lightweight motorcycle

motorbike intransitive verb

Examples of motorbike in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Residents ride their motorbike past a burning liquor store during the Eaton Fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles County, Calif., on Wednesday. —Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2025

However, this technology was limited — intended so that television motorbikes could identify the riders on-screen, rather than as any form of safety or race visualisation feature. —Jacob Whitehead, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024

Duncan Harrington, an Australian industrial designer and motorbike enthusiast, created the bike's eye-catching one-piece fiberglass bodywork. —New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for motorbike

• businesslike
• ladylike
• workmanlike
• alike
• belike
• birdlike
• catlike
• childlike
• christlike
• deathlike
• dislike
• dreamlike

Kids Definition

motorbike

noun

mo·​tor·​bike ˈmōt-ər-ˌbīk 

: a light motorcycle