tricycle

[US]/'traɪsɪk(ə)l/
[UK]/'traɪsɪkl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a vehicle with three wheels

Phrases & Collocations

pedal tricycle

children's tricycle

cargo tricycle

motor tricycle

Example Sentences

A little boy rode by on a tricycle.

"Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them."

Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water.

Our son has just graduated from a tricycle to a proper bicycle.

The greatest drawback to tricycle gear is the greater weight and drag incurred by adding the large nosewheel strut.

Another critical factor when designing tricycle gear is to properly balance the load carried by the main gear versus the nosewheel.

Real-world Examples

It was actually a tricycle with a petrol motor at the rear.

Source: CET-4 Listening Comprehension - Short Passage Understanding

Many pedal their tricycles, but most of them prefer to push or drag them.

Source: New Concept English, British English Version, Book Two (Translation)

Oh, a tricycle. It's nice and shining.

Source: Blue little koala

He was taken to the hospital with a tricycle.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book 2.

Tourists like these human-pedalled " tricycle taxis" , but they can be expensive.

Source: New Standard High School English Compulsory Volume 4 by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press

I remember the racket you used to make on your tricycle.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

I ride my tricycle every day and I love my teddy bear.

Source: The Growth History of a Little Princess

Now it's much easier as this tricycle has taken away the burden.

Source: VOA Standard English_Africa

Tricycles are lined up on the floor of the pool seven feet under water.

Source: New Concept English, British English Version, Book Two (Translation)

His design was intense, almost like an oversized boxcar with three wheels like a tricycle.

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

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