mountain bike

noun

: an all-terrain bicycle with wide knobby tires, straight handlebars, and typically 18 to 21 gears
mountain bike intransitive verb
mountain biker noun

Examples of mountain bike in a Sentence

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Commander Mabry had been in contact with Lt. Jim Dyment, a veteran officer in Seattle who ran the mountain bike unit. Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025 As is the case with mountain bike suspension, however, ShredShox isn't aimed solely at providing a more comfortable ride. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024 The parks sits on 156 acres and contains eight single-track mountain bike trails covering six miles. Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 31 Oct. 2024 Greg Durso, Program Director for The Kelly Brush Foundation, is one of the hardest charging, most prolific, adaptive ski and mountain bike athletes on the East Coast. Nathan Pipenberg, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for mountain bike 

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of mountain bike was in 1966

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“Mountain bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mountain%20bike. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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mountain bike

noun
: a bicycle with wide knobby tires and many gears for use on all kinds of terrain
mountain bike verb

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