water-cyclen.¹

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəˌsʌɪkl/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌsaɪk(ə)l/,

/ˈwɑdərˌsaɪk(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., cycle n.²

Etymology: < water n. + cycle n.² Compare earlier water bicycle n. at water n. Compounds 7.

Any of various pedal-powered vehicles designed to travel on water.Formerly used esp. of a vehicle consisting of a bicycle frame mounted on pontoons, with paddles driven by the pedals.

ΚΠ

1885 Boy's Own Paper 28 Feb. 350/3 The new form of water-cycle is thus not so difficult of construction as it may at first sight appear.

1901 Referee 14 Apr. 1 The..water-cycle trio made a record.

1920 Mercury (Hobart) 18 Oct. 5/3 Harold Rigby cycled from Calais to Dover..on a water-cycle of his own design.

1965 U.S. Patent 3,257,987 (heading) Portable, foldable and collapsible water cycle.

2011 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 4 Mar. 1 The American-made watercycle..is a leap ahead in technology from the traditional ‘pedalo’ or pedal-boat found on lakes.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

water-cyclev.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtəsʌɪkl/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdərˌsaɪk(ə)l/,

/ˈwɑdərˌsaɪk(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: water-cycle n.¹

Etymology: < water-cycle n.¹

rare.

intransitive. To travel by means of a water-cycle.

ΚΠ

1930 Daily Express 6 Nov. 2/2 Reni Savard..left Calais..yesterday to water-cycle across the Channel.

2011 National (Abu Dhabi) (Nexis) 4 July Zetta Hills..hit the headlines in the 1920s when she tried to ‘watercycle’ across the English Channel.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	water-cycle
释义	water-cyclen.¹ Brit. /ˈwɔːtəˌsʌɪkl/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌsaɪk(ə)l/, /ˈwɑdərˌsaɪk(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., cycle n.² Etymology: < water n. + cycle n.² Compare earlier water bicycle n. at water n. Compounds 7. Any of various pedal-powered vehicles designed to travel on water.Formerly used esp. of a vehicle consisting of a bicycle frame mounted on pontoons, with paddles driven by the pedals. ΚΠ 1885 Boy's Own Paper 28 Feb. 350/3 The new form of water-cycle is thus not so difficult of construction as it may at first sight appear. 1901 Referee 14 Apr. 1 The..water-cycle trio made a record. 1920 Mercury (Hobart) 18 Oct. 5/3 Harold Rigby cycled from Calais to Dover..on a water-cycle of his own design. 1965 U.S. Patent 3,257,987 (heading) Portable, foldable and collapsible water cycle. 2011 Southland (N.Z.) Times (Nexis) 4 Mar. 1 The American-made watercycle..is a leap ahead in technology from the traditional ‘pedalo’ or pedal-boat found on lakes. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). water-cyclev. Brit. /ˈwɔːtəsʌɪkl/, U.S. /ˈwɔdərˌsaɪk(ə)l/, /ˈwɑdərˌsaɪk(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: water-cycle n.¹ Etymology: < water-cycle n.¹ rare. intransitive. To travel by means of a water-cycle. ΚΠ 1930 Daily Express 6 Nov. 2/2 Reni Savard..left Calais..yesterday to water-cycle across the Channel. 2011 National (Abu Dhabi) (Nexis) 4 July Zetta Hills..hit the headlines in the 1920s when she tried to ‘watercycle’ across the English Channel. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.¹1885v.1930
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water-cyclen.1

water-cyclev.

water-cyclen.¹