Trends oftricycle
View usage for:
tricycle
(traɪsɪkəl)
Word forms: plural tricycles
countable noun
A tricycle is a cycle with three wheels, two at the back and one at the front. Tricycles are usually ridden by children.
tricycle in British English
(ˈtraɪsɪkəl)
noun
1.
a three-wheeled cycle, esp one driven by pedals
2.
a three-wheeled motor car, designed for disabled people
verb
3. (intransitive)
to ride a tricycle
Derived forms
tricyclist (ˈtricyclist) or tricycler (ˈtricycler) noun
tricycle in American English
(ˈtraɪsəkəl; ˈtraɪˌsɪkəl)
noun
a light, three-wheeled vehicle, with one wheel in front and two in back, esp. onefor children that is operated by pedals
Word origin
Fr: see tri- & cycleImage oftricycle
© Michael Kraus, shutterstock
Examples of 'tricycle' in a sentencetricycle
In other languagestricycle
British English: tricycle /ˈtraɪsɪkl/ NOUN
A tricycle is a cycle with three wheels, two at the back and one at the front. Tricycles are usually ridden by children.
- American English: tricycle
- Arabic: دَرَّاجَة ثُلَاثِيَّة
- Brazilian Portuguese: triciclo
- Chinese: 三轮车
- Croatian: tricikl
- Czech: tříkolka
- Danish: trehjulet cykel
- Dutch: driewieler
- European Spanish: triciclo
- Finnish: kolmipyörä
- French: tricycle
- German: Dreirad
- Greek: τρίκυκλο
- Italian: triciclo
- Japanese: 三輪車
- Korean: 세발자전거
- Norwegian: trehjulssykkel
- Polish: trycykl
- European Portuguese: triciclo
- Romanian: tricicletă
- Russian: трехколесный велосипед
- Latin American Spanish: triciclo
- Swedish: trehjuling
- Thai: รถจักรยานสามล้อ
- Turkish: üç tekerlekli bisiklet
- Ukrainian: триколісний велосипед
- Vietnamese: xe đạp ba bánh
Chinese translation of 'tricycle'
tricycle
(ˈtraɪsɪkl)
n (c)
-
三轮(輪)车(車)
(sānlúnchē) (辆(輛), liàng)