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velocipede

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/vɪˈlɒsɪˌpiːd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(və los′ə pēd′)

ve•loc•i•pede (və los′ə pēd′),USA pronunciation n.

Transporta vehicle, usually having two or three wheels, that is propelled by the rider.
Transportan early kind of bicycle or tricycle.
Transporta light, three-wheeled, pedal-driven vehicle for railway inspection, used for carrying one person on a railroad track.

Latin, stem of vēlōx quick) + -pède -ped
French vélocipède bicycle, equivalent. to véloci- (
1810–20

ve•loc′i•ped′ist, n.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

velocipede /vɪˈlɒsɪˌpiːd/ n

an early form of bicycle propelled by pushing along the ground with the feet
any early form of bicycle or tricycle

Etymology: 19th Century: from French vélocipède, from Latin vēlōx swift + pēs footveˈlociˌpedist n

'velocipede' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

tricycle - velocity - velodrome

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