as in bike
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars
the range of the boy's explorations vastly expanded when he acquired his first bicycle
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Hopkins grew up in Coconut Grove during the 1940s and spent much of his time as a kid at his grandfather’s bicycle shop.
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Bayley, a young electrical engineer, knew little about his boss’s other life as a code breaker, only that Turing would set off on his bicycle every now and then to another secret establishment about 10 miles away along rural lanes, Bletchley Park.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
Try out the complimentary bicycles, beach towels, and beach chairs to really make the most of your beach proximity.
—Adrienne Jordan, Architectural Digest, 29 Jan. 2025
The business got its start when Samuel and Lucille Davis began renting bicycles for 5 cents a day in 1936 on Park Circle in Baltimore.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2025
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Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Bayley, a young electrical engineer, knew little about his boss’s other life as a code breaker, only that Turing would set off on his bicycle every now and then to another secret establishment about 10 miles away along rural lanes, Bletchley Park.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
Try out the complimentary bicycles, beach towels, and beach chairs to really make the most of your beach proximity.
—Adrienne Jordan, Architectural Digest, 29 Jan. 2025
The business got its start when Samuel and Lucille Davis began renting bicycles for 5 cents a day in 1936 on Park Circle in Baltimore.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Bicycle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bicycle. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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