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Synonyms for velocipede

Most common

tricycle trike bicycle bone-shaker

All synonyms

Noun

1. Tricycle

tricycle, trike

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.

Related words

Word family
velocity

Forms

Plural
velocipedes → tricycles, trikes, bicycles, bone-shakers…

Example sentences

  • tricycle Whereas a bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle has three.
  • bicycle This bicycle is old, but it's better than nothing.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
velocipedesteady
tricyclesteady
trikerising
bicyclerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
trike
7 letters
bicycle3
8 letters
tricycle3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bicycle3 = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français
vélocipède