motorbike

[ moh-ter-bahyk ]

noun

1. a small, lightweight motorcycle.
2. a bicycle that is propelled by an attached motor.

verb (used without object)

, mo·tor·biked, mo·tor·bik·ing.

1. to go by motorbike; drive or ride a motorbike.

motorbike

/ ˈməʊtəˌbaɪk /

noun

1. a less formal name for motorcycle

Other Words From

• motor·biker noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of motorbike¹

First recorded in 1900–05; motor + bike ¹

Example Sentences

Other photos reveal the couple kissing or embracing, riding a motorbike, lounging on a patio, and relaxing outside what appears to be a cabin.

From The Daily Beast

We actually had to send a cybersecurity staffer to the employee’s house on a motorbike to retrieve the computer for investigation.

From MIT Technology Review

The app for hailing motorbikes, known in the region as boda bodas, soon hopes to become a “super app.”

From Ozy

The network of people on bikes, motorbikes and everything else is extraordinary, so you have a last-mile delivery capability.

From Time

At one point they hop on a motorbike and speed off into the London night.

From Time

An occasional tour bus or motorbike roars through, and, at dusk, hot air balloons drift lazily overhead.

From The Daily Beast

He was gunned down by one or two gunmen riding on a motorbike near one of his houses in the Islamabad suburb of Bhara Kahu.

From The Daily Beast

On-duty NYPD officers in upper Manhattan have been working to quell the motorbike menace for the past two years.

From The Daily Beast

Lawrence retires to obscurity and dies in a motorbike accident in 1935.

From The Daily Beast

Her teenage son was tethered to a motorbike and dragged across a rocky road.

From The Daily Beast

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