monocycle

[ mon-uh-sahy-kuhl ]

noun

1. a one-wheeled vehicle.

monocycle

/ ˈmɒnəˌsaɪkəl /

noun

1. another name for unicycle

Word History and Origins

Origin of monocycle¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; mono- + cycle

Example Sentences

If you want to learn to ride a monocycle or do acrobatics at 75, it’s probably not a good idea.

From New York Times

"Sometimes you find yourself on a tightrope riding a monocycle while juggling knives," he told Opera magazine in 2006 when he was about to leave Wales for Houston.

From Chicago Tribune

Sergeant Walpole got exhaustedly off his monocycle and duplicated the 'copter man's efforts.

From Project Gutenberg

And then the treads lifted, and he saw the monstrous gas-spreading tubes at the stern, and the exhaust-pipes into which he could have ridden, monocycle and all.

From Project Gutenberg

He flung a leg over the monocycle's seat and pointed tiredly to the trail of the Wabbly.

From Project Gutenberg