单词 | motor tricycle |
释义 | > as lemmasmotor tricycle a. A velocipede with three wheels (now usually one in front and one on each side behind), driven by treadles actuated by the feet, or ( motor tricycle) by a small motor attached. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > tricycle tricycle1868 trike1883 1868 London Society Nov. 411 The tricycle, or three-wheeled Velocipede, is easier to guide and safer to use than the bicycle. 1881 Philad. Record No. 3459. 2 M. Trouve riding at ease through the streets of Paris upon a tricycle driven by stored-up electricity. 1896 Beaumont in Jrnl. Soc. Arts 10 Jan. 152 The motor tricycle shown by Fig. 34 is an oil motor cycle made in 1883. 1902 Encycl. Brit. XXVII. 325 As far back as 1883 or 1884 the whole of Europe had been covered by women on tricycles. < as lemmas |
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