Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A vehicle having three wheels, especially a three-wheeled all-terrain vehicle.
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- noun A
cycle ormotorbike havingthree wheels . - noun An auto
rickshaw ,tuk-tuk ,trishaw .
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Examples
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The company stopped producing two-wheelers in 1997 to focus exclusively on its three-wheeler products.
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The company stopped producing two-wheelers in 1997 to focus exclusively on its three-wheeler products.
Government to Sell Stake in Scooters India Mukesh Jagota 2011
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As each car stuck at lights simultaneously heard the news that Glen McGrath had stepped on a ball and was out of the game, the line of traffic gently started to bounce in the manner of Trotters Independent Traders' three-wheeler a few minutes after they had sold their Harrison marine chronometer for £6.2m.
Edgbaston usually makes the right noises where England are concerned | Rob Bagchi 2011
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Its three-wheeler sales surged 52% to 12,167 units.
TVS Motor Profit Rises 46% Nikhil Gulati 2011
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Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A participant pushed his three-wheeler into place in Bangalore, Wednesday.
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He could remain in post, while Putin preserves his position — and image — as the real boss and man of deeds, forever chugging to the rescue on his Harley-Davidson three-wheeler.
Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev: So which of the old allies is truly in charge? | Tom Parfitt 2011
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"Our three-wheeler exports have already outstripped local sales," Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj told reporters.
Bajaj Auto Expects Exports to Overtake Local Sales Soon Anirban Chowdhury 2011
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U.S.-based Air Products Inc. has set up a hydrogen station for the three-wheeler project in New Delhi.
Mahindra Introduces Hydrogen-Powered Three-Wheeler Nikhil Gulati 2012
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In the past year, TVS Motor's scooter and motorcycle sales climbed 32% to 2.01 million units while three-wheeler sales nearly tripled to 39,860 vehicles.
TVS Motor Profit Doubles Nikhil Gulati 2011
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Local motorcycle and scooter sales rose 30% to 142,227 units, while three-wheeler sales more than doubled to 3,427 units.
India Auto Makers Post Strong January Sales Anirban Chowdhury 2011
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