tricycle

[trahy-si-kuh l, -sik-uh l] /ˈtraɪ sɪ kəl, -ˌsɪk əl/

noun

a vehicle, especially one for children, having one large front wheel and two small rear wheels, propelled by foot pedals.

a velocipede with three wheels propelled by pedals or hand levers.

a three-wheeled motorcycle.

Origin

1820-30; < French; see tri-, cycle

Examples from the web for tricycle

Let me get on my tricycle and head out to meet our nearest neighbor.
Even if the tricycle motors were eating less than a small serving.
The owner of the guesthouse will gladly take visitors on a tour of the lakes and ponds on his motorized tricycle.
Their friends don't drive, and they can't get far on a tricycle.
Wheel loaders and tricycle based machines are also used to load logs onto trucks.
Teach them to wear the helmets correctly on every ride, starting when they get their first bike or tricycle.
It was tricycle mounted, its jaws were too small to be effective, and it had a tendency to jam.
It had two engines and a relatively slender fuselage with retractable tricycle landing gear.
It featured tricycle landing gear and a new tail design.
My nephew riding his tricycle on the sidewalk can travel these five blocks in less time than it takes me in my car.

British Dictionary definitions for tricycle

/ˈtraɪsɪkəl/

noun

a three-wheeled cycle, esp one driven by pedals

a three-wheeler for invalids

verb

(intransitive) to ride a tricycle

Derived Forms

tricyclist, noun

Word Origin and History for tricycle

1828, "three-wheeled horse-drawn carriage," from French tricycle (1827); see tri- + cycle (n.). The pedal-powered version is first attested 1868.