Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A motorcycle.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a light two-wheeled vehicle containing a motor for propulsion. It is lighter in construction and has a lower speed than a
motorcycle . - noun a small motorcycle with a low frame and small weels and elevated handlebars.
- noun a bicyle with a motor attached for propulsion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
motorcycle , especially a relatively small one. - verb to ride a motorbike, to travel by motorbike.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars
- verb ride a motorcycle
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Examples
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* Trying to make a quick getaway, I ran up to a line of traffic waiting at the lights and ended up stealing a high-end motorbike from a rabbi.
On Grand Theft Auto and gender roles amuchmoreexotic 2008
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He looked fantastic in motorbike leathers and ruffled hair, and gave me a hug and a kiss.
The One With The Anniversary kisobel 2006
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Honda Fury chopper - iconic custom tradecraft meets Mr Solid Reliable Corp Honda Fury is a new chopper style motorbike from the Japanese giant which is guaranteed, absolutely guaranteed to have bike cops and Hells Angels frothing at the mouth in double quick instant time.
The Red Ferret Journal - gadgets, cool sites, freeware and tech trivia 2009
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Unfortunately I had my foot broken, a plaster was cast on that innocent foot, which was hurt because of my mind and the technology called motorbike, and you can't rely upon these two at extremely bad times like accident, though it was minor.
Archive 2006-08-01 Abhay N 2006
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The question of a motorbike was a bone of contention between them and he hoped that Ben would have enough sense to draw his own conclusions.
No Laughing Matter Simpson, Dorothy, 1933- 1993
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A motorbike is the perfect way for Prince William to get away from it all
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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London's roads are a nightmare - riding a motorbike is the only way to travel.
WN.com - Articles related to MMDA traffic enforcers sleeping on the job? 2010
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London's roads are a nightmare - riding a motorbike is the only way to travel.
WN.com - Articles related to MMDA traffic enforcers sleeping on the job? 2010
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And guess what? the man with so called motorbike is not there!
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Also had a day out to visit the Cham temple ruins at My Son, two hours on a motorbike was a bit rough though, especially when I got a puncture.
TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009
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