vélocipède

  • 101velodrome — building for bicycle races, 1902, from Fr. vélodrome, from vélo, colloquial abbreviation of vélocipède (see VELOCIPEDE (Cf. velocipede)) + drome, as in HIPPODROME (Cf. hippodrome) …

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  • 102dandy horse — noun Etymology: dandy (II) : an early 2 wheeled velocipede propelled by pushing with the feet against the ground called also hobbyhorse * * * dandy horse, = velocipede (def. 2a): (Cf. ↑velocipede) »Bicycles…introduced into England in 1818…were… …

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  • 103velo — ˈvē(ˌ)lō noun ( s) Etymology: French vélo, short for vélocipède velocipede : velocipede; specifically : tricycle bikes and velos …

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  • 104ve|lo|drome — «VEE luh drohm», noun. a track or a building with a track for bicycle and motorcycle racing: »The other night a hot blooded throng went to the velodrome to watch the British cyclists merely rehearse (Newsweek). ╂[< French vélodrome < vélo,… …

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  • 105Tricycle — Tri cy*cle, n. [Pref. tri + cycle as inbicycle.] A three wheeled velocipede. See Illust. under {Velocipede}. Cf. {Bicycle}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 106Motorcycle — For other uses, see Motorcycle (disambiguation). A 1954 Triumph T110 650 cc motorcycle …

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  • 107Glenn Curtiss — For the basketball player, see Glenn Curtis. Glenn Hammond Curtiss Grande Semaine d Aviation in France in 1909 Born May 21, 1878 Hammondsport, New York Died …

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  • 108List of patrol vessels of the United States Navy — This is a list of patrol vessels of the United States Navy.PC Patrol Craft Coastal ;By hull number * * * * * * * * * * * * * *;By name * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PHM, PGH, PCH Hydrofoil VesselsPHM Patrol Missile Hydrofoil* USS Pegasus (PHM 1),… …

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  • 109Drive shaft — This article is about the mechanical device. For the fictional music group from the American television series Lost , see Charlie Pace. Not to be confused with Axle. Drive shaft with universal joints at each end and a spline in the centre A drive …

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  • 110Motorcycle engine — A Honda Super Cub engine. The most popular motorcycle in history, with over 60 million produced …

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