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MOHT-uh-byk/ˈməʊtəbaɪk/

A motorbike has two wheels and an engine. Motorcycle is more formal. A bicycle (bike) has no engine. Ride a motorbike; by motorbike. A helmet is important; motorway is a fast road — different word.

Meaning

A vehicle with two wheels and an engine.

Examples

• “He goes to work by motorbike.”
• “He goes to college by motorbike.”
• “The motorbike is too loud for this street.”

Good to know

ride a motorbike / by motorbike. Contrast: bicycle (no engine). Mix-up: motorway.

Near in meaning

motorcycle

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