Velocipede Definition

və-lŏsə-pēd

noun

A tricycle.

American Heritage

Any of various early bicycles or tricycles.

Webster's New World

An old type of handcar for use on railroad tracks.

Webster's New World

An early bicycle propelled by pushing the feet along the ground while straddling the vehicle.

American Heritage

Wiktionary

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Other Word Forms of Velocipede

Singular:

velocipede

Plural:

velocipedes

Borrowing from French vélocipède, from Latin veloci dative singular of velox (“swift") + ped (“foot")

From Wiktionary
French vélocipède Latin vēlōx vēlōc- fast velocity Latin pēs ped- foot –ped

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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