velocipede
/vəˈlɑsəˌpid/
词源链
- 英语English
velocipede
词源说明
Borrowed from French vélocipède, from Latin velox (“swift”) + pes (“foot”).
释义
名词noun
- 1historicalAn early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground.
- 2any wheeled vehicle powered by pedaling and steered with a handlebar, including but not limited to bicycles and tricycles.
- 3archaicAny three- or four-wheeled machine driven by foot or hand levers to the rear or front axle.
- 4archaicA late-1860s bicycle driven by cranks on the front axle.