velocipede
Syllables: ve·lo·ci·pede/vɪˈlɒs.ɪ.piːd/US/vəˈlɑsəˌpid/
velocipede noun: an early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
Noun
velocipede (plural velocipedes)
- An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
- any wheeled vehicle powered by pedaling and steered with a handlebar, including but not limited to bicycles and tricycles.
- Any three- or four-wheeled machine driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle.
- A late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle.
- Polly laughed as she ran to view the ruin, for Tom lay flat on his back with the velocipede atop of him1870, Louisa May Alcott, An Old Fashioned Girl
- Jimmie Trescott's new velocipede had the largest front wheel of any velocipede in Whilomville.1899, Stephen Crane, “"Showin' Off"”, in Harper’s Magazine
- A bicycle.
- […] his eyes fell upon the instantly recognizable if somewhat battered form of his own bicycle bell. […] 'Hold up there!' he cried, and 'Enough of that! Let loose that velocipede!'
Archroy heard the Irishman's frenzied cries and released his grip. Marchant toppled to the dust in a tangle of...1992, Robert Rankin, The Antipope, page 197 - I sense a portent inflating / an unlikely fellowship forming / and yet as swiftly as communion effloresced, / they leave, / pedalling into the distance / on their restored velocipede.2022, Dave Clarke, “Velocipede”, in Northern Territory Literary Awards, pages 26-27
- Synonyms:
- boneshaker
- […] his eyes fell upon the instantly recognizable if somewhat battered form of his own bicycle bell. […] 'Hold up there!' he cried, and 'Enough of that! Let loose that velocipede!'
Verb
velocipede (third-person singular simple present velocipedes, present participle velocipeding, simple past and past participle velocipeded)
- to ride on velocipede
- Polly and Maud willingly went, and watched his struggles with deep interest, till he got an upset, which nearly put an end to his velocipeding forever.1870, Louisa May Alcott, An Old Fashioned Girl
velocipede meaning in Tamil and Urdu
velocipede in Tamil
- சமட்டு வண்டி
velocipede in Urdu
- پاؤں گاڑی
Synonyms of velocipede
Forms of velocipede
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | velocipedes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | velocipedes |
| present participle | velocipeding |
| past participle | velocipeded |
| past | velocipeded |
Origin of velocipede
Borrowed from French vélocipède, from Latin velox (“swift”) + pes (“foot”).
Words formed from velocipede
Questions about velocipede
- What does velocipede mean?
- Velocipede means an early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
- What is velocipede in Tamil?
- Velocipede in Tamil is சமட்டு வண்டி. See Velocipede meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is velocipede?
- Velocipede can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce velocipede?
- Velocipede is pronounced /vɪˈlɒs.ɪ.piːd/.
- What is the plural of velocipede?
- The plural of velocipede is velocipedes.
Words near velocipede in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: velocipede (page history and authors); velocipede (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); velocipede (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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