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Bicycle
/ˈbaɪsɪkl̩/
Today’s word is River.
What it means
- noun
A vehicle that has two wheels, one behind the other, a steering handle, and a saddle seat or seats and is usually propelled by the action of a rider’s feet upon pedals.
- noun
A traveling block used on a cable in skidding logs.
- noun
The best possible hand in lowball.
Where it comes from
Bicycle was built in the 1800s from bi-, two, and Greek kyklos, a circle or a wheel, by way of French. The name says what the machine has: two wheels. Cycle, unicycle, and motorcycle belong to the same family.
In a sentence
- I came by bicycle.by CK, Tatoeba
- I have another bicycle.by CK, Tatoeba
- My bicycle is black.by CK, Tatoeba
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