motorbike

See also: motor-bike

English

Etymology

From motorcycle +‎ bike.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)ˌbaɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/, [ˈmoʊɾɚˌbaɪk]

• Audio (UK):

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Noun

motorbike (plural motorbikes)

1. (UK, Australia) A motorcycle.
2. (US) A small and light motorcycle.

Descendants

• → Norman: motor-bike f, motorbike f

Verb

motorbike (third-person singular simple present motorbikes, present participle motorbiking, simple past and past participle motorbiked)

1. To ride a motorbike; to travel by motorbike.

   We motorbiked all over the US that summer.

Translations

to ride or travel by a motorbike

• Dutch: motorrijden (nl)
• Finnish: moottoripyöräillä

Norman

Noun

motorbike f (plural motorbikes)

1. Alternative form of motor-bike