单词 | quadricycle |
释义 | > as lemmasquadricycle quadricycle n. Brit. /ˈkwɒdrᵻˌsʌɪkl/ , U.S. /ˈkwɑdrəˌsaɪk(ə)l/ (also quadracycle) a four-wheeled cycle.ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicle propelled by feet > [noun] > cycle > cycle with more than three wheels > cycle with four wheels quadricycle1869 quad1995 1869 Sci. Amer. May 282/3 Monocycle, bicycle, tricycle, quadricycle, are terms used to indicate the number of wheels. 1884 Cyclists' Touring Club Gaz. Mar. 86/1 A quadricycle of the form of the Coventry. 1963 A. Bird & F. Hutton-Stott Veteran Motor Car Pocketbk. 90 Between about 1898 and 1908 more than 100 different makes of bicycle, tricycle, quadricycle, tricar, fore-car and light car proper..were powered by De Dion Bouton engines. 1979 Time 8 Jan. 80/3 Wilson is proposing a two-seat lunar vehicle or quadracycle, made of lightweight metals. 2006 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 2 Aug. e1 Have you seen all those interesting-looking contraptions that appear to be bicycles, tricycles or quadricycles with people leaning forward, leaning backward, and pedalling with their hands and feet, or both? < as lemmas |
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