单词 | motorcycling |
释义 | motorcyclingn. The action, skill, or sport of riding a motorcycle. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ 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. That rides a motorcycle. ΚΠ 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). < n.1902adj.1979 |
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