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quadricycle

[ kwod-ruh-sahy-kuhl ]

/ ˈkwɒd rəˌsaɪ kəl /

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noun

a vehicle similar to the bicycle and tricycle but having four wheels.

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Origin of quadricycle

First recorded in 1880–85; quadri- + cycle

OTHER WORDS FROM quadricycle

quad·ri·cy·cler, quad·ri·cy·clist, noun

Words nearby quadricycle

quadricep, quadriceps, quadriceps muscle of thigh, quadriceps reflex, quadric surface, quadricycle, quadriennial, quadriennium, quadrifid, quadriga, quadrigatus

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Example sentences from the Web for quadricycle

Because the automobile essentially was a motorized quadricycle.
Pryor Dodge's Two-Wheeled Obsession Is Now a Museum of Bike History|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Quadricycle, kwod′ri-sī-kl, n. a four-wheeled vehicle propelled by the feet.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
Suddenly a bell tinkled and Zamore darted out of the room with as much rapidity as he had shown on the novel quadricycle.
Balsamo, The Magician|Alexander Dumas

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