ten-speed

noun

Definition of ten-speednext
as in bicycle

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  1. bicycle
  2. mountain bike
  3. bike
  4. tandem bicycle
  5. velocipede
Noun
  • Finally, more and more of these electric bicycles are going as fast as cars on streets where the speed limit is 25 or 30 mph.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Riders, bicycle-makers, drivers, pedestrians and lawmakers need to have their heads on swivels, as some have been too complacent about the dangers.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of bicycle
Noun
  • In the winter, of course, that means skiing and snowboarding (and Snoqualmie has nearly 2,000 skiable acres); in the summer, the recreation area turns into a mountain bike park and offers disc golf and gravel biking.
    — Sara Harowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
  • His diplomacy skills may well come in handy as Boulder County wrestles with its mountain bike issue.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 29 June 2026
Definition of mountain bike
Noun
  • The city installs all these bike lanes but neglects to enforce rules and regulations on the users.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • Devine told me that e-bike and moped marketing is confusing and regulations keeping e-bikes safely classified are cloudy.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of bike
Noun
  • The anti-social age vs the tandem bicycle Over the last generation, America has experienced startling shifts in social behavior and just about all of them clash with an exercise that requires togetherness.
    — Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
Definition of tandem bicycle
Noun
  • My next bike, the red-and-yellow Big Wheel, had a lot in common with a velocipede known as the penny-farthing, which was invented in the eighteen-seventies.
    — The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • Oakland Pedal Tours offers free velocipede shuttles between breweries, which are also within walking distance.
    — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2019
Definition of velocipede
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