Definition of velocipede Velocipede
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We found 8 definitions of velocipede from 4 different sources.
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What does velocipede mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: velocipedes |
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| velocipede - any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel | ||
| velocipede - a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals | ||
| tricycle, trike | ||
| wheeled vehicle a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- velocipede (Noun)
Early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground. - velocipede (Noun)
Generic term for three and four-wheeled machines driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle. - velocipede (Noun)
A late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle. - velocipede (Noun)
A bicycle.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- velocipede (n.)
A light road carriage propelled by the feet of the rider. Originally it was propelled by striking the tips of the toes on the roadway, but commonly now by the action of the feet on a pedal or pedals connected with the axle of one or more of the wheels, and causing their revolution. They are made in many forms, with two, three, or four wheels. See Bicycle, and Tricycle.
Part of speech
🔤- velocipede, noun, singular of velocipedes.
