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MOHT-uh-sykl/ˈməʊtəsaɪkl/

A motorcycle is a two-wheel vehicle with an engine: ride a motorcycle, motorcycle helmet, motorcycle park. Motorbike is the everyday British cousin. Bicycle has no engine. Scooter is usually smaller. Do not write motorcycle when you mean motorway, or cycle on its own.

Meaning

A two-wheel road vehicle with an engine.

Examples

• “He parked his motorcycle behind the hotel.”
• “You need a helmet on a motorcycle in this country.”
• “A motorcycle is easier to park than a car in the old town.”

Good to know

ride a motorcycle / helmet. Everyday cousin: motorbike. Mix-up: motorway.

Near in meaning

motorbike

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