motorbike

See also: motor-bike

English

Etymology

From motor +‎ bike.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈməʊtə(ɹ)ˌbaɪk/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmoʊtɚˌbaɪk/, [ˈmoʊɾɚˌbaɪk]
Audio (UK): (file)

Noun

motorbike (plural motorbikes)

(informal) A motorcycle.
(US) A small and light motorcycle.

Derived terms

motorbike sport

Descendants

→ Norman: motor-bike f, motorbike f

Verb

motorbike (third-person singular simple present motorbikes, present participle motorbiking, simple past and past participle motorbiked)

To ride a motorbike; to travel by motorbike.
We motorbiked all over the US that summer.

Translations

to ride or travel by a motorbike

Dutch: motorrijden (nl)
Finnish: moottoripyöräillä

Norman

Noun

motorbike f (plural motorbikes)

Alternative form of motor-bike