motorbike

noun

mo·​tor·​bike ˈmō-tər-ˌbīk How to pronounce motorbike (audio)
: a small usually lightweight motorcycle
motorbike intransitive verb

Examples of motorbike in a Sentence

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A couple on a motorbike stopped to check the tree prices, then drove off without buying anything. Mike Ives, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2025 Rangers navigate the rugged rainforest roads on motorbikes, but in Kenny’s truck, the going was slow. Gina Decaprio Vercesi, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025 Security footage captured the suspect fleeing the scene on a motorbike after firing three shots, leaving Lim fatally wounded. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025 Then, a nurse sputters up on a motorbike, a cooler containing mpox vaccine slung over his shoulder. Byjon Cohen, science.org, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for motorbike 

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of motorbike was in 1903

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“Motorbike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motorbike. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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motorbike

noun
mo·​tor·​bike ˈmōt-ər-ˌbīk How to pronounce motorbike (audio)
: a light motorcycle

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