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单词 motorcycling
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motorcyclingn.

Brit. /ˈməʊtəˌsʌɪklɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdərˌsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: motorcycle n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < motorcycle n. + -ing suffix1. Compare motorcycle v.
The action, skill, or sport of riding a motorcycle. Frequently attributive.
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society > travel > transport > motorcycling > [noun]
motorcycling1902
motor-bicycling1912
motorbiking1913
trail-riding1931
1902 Motor Cycling 12 Feb. 24/1 Now that motor cycling has come to stay [etc.].
1907 Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 320 c The Mercedes motor cycling poncho. In fawn cashmere, fitted with rubber neck band and wrists.
1925 E. F. Norton in E. F. Norton et al. Fight for Everest: 1924 v. 103 I wore a fur-lined leather motor-cycling helmet.
1956 G. N. Patterson God's Fool ii. 17 Pulling on his motor-cycling gloves savagely, he stalked out.
1979 Daily Tel. 13 Jan. 8 These tracks..provide great scope for that non-competitive and gentle form of motor-cycling known as trail-riding.
2000 N.Y. Times 24 Sept. iii. 7/2 We fulfill dreams through the experiences of motorcycling.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

motorcyclingadj.

Brit. /ˈməʊtəˌsʌɪklɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmoʊdərˌsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: motorcycle v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < motorcycle v. + -ing suffix2.
That rides a motorcycle.
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1979 Washington Post 15 July (Mag.) 4/5 One road hazard she hadn't considered were motorcycling purse snatchers.
1989 Cycle Oct. 10/1 Steele gives us the true confessions of a motorcycling pack rat.
1994 Brit. Bike Mag. Mr. 46/3 The dreadful grey porridge which many manufacturers foisted on the motorcycling public in the immediate post-war years.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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