velocipede

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/vɪˈlɒsɪˌpiːd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(və los′ə pēd′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ve•loc•i•pede  (və los′ə pēd′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Transporta vehicle, usually having two or three wheels, that is propelled by the rider.
  2. Transportan early kind of bicycle or tricycle.
  3. Transporta light, three-wheeled, pedal-driven vehicle for railway inspection, used for carrying one person on a railroad track.
  • Latin, stem of vēlōx quick) + -pède -ped
  • French vélocipède bicycle, equivalent. to véloci- (
  • 1810–20
ve•loc′i•ped′ist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
velocipede / vɪˈlɒsɪˌpiːd/
  1. an early form of bicycle propelled by pushing along the ground with the feet
  2. any early form of bicycle or tricycle
Etymology: 19th Century: from French vélocipède, from Latin vēlōx swift + pēs footveˈlociˌpedist
'velocipede' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tricycle - velocity - velodrome

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