Look up: Velocipede


  1. velocipede
    [n] - any of several early bicycles with pedals on the front wheel
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=velocipede

  2. Velocipede
    Ve·loc'i·pede noun [ Latin velox , - ocis , swift + pes , pedis , a foot. See Velocity , and Foot .] A light road carriage propelled by the feet of the rider. Originally it was propelled by striking the tips ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/V/12

  3. Velocipede
    • (n.) A light road carriage propelled by the feet of the rider. Originally it was propelled by striking the tips of the toes on the roadway, but commonly now by the action of the feet on a pedal or pedals connected with the axle of one or more of the wheels, and causing their revolution. They ...
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  4. velocipede
    version of the bicycle reinvented in the 1860s by the Michaux family of Paris. Its iron and wood construction and lack of springs earned it the ... [1 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/v/12

  5. velocipede
    velocipede Any of various early forms of bicycle or tricycle, including some that had pedals attached to the front wheel or were propelled by pushing the feet along the ground; later it applied to a form of railroad vehicle propelled by pedals and even to a railroad handcar (from Latin veloc-, 'swif...
    Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2271/

  6. Velocipede
    Velocipede (d; Latin for "fast foot") is an umbrella term for any human-powered land vehicle with one or more wheels. The most common type of velocipede today is the bicycle. The term was coined by Frenchman Nicéphore Niépce in 1818 to describe his version of the Laufmaschine, which was invented ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velocipede

  7. Velocipede
    Velocipede was an early term for any kind of carriage driven by the feet, and the term encompassed bicycles and tricycles and the dandy-horse. The term velocipede was first used in France around the end of the 18th century.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AV.HTM

  8. velocipede
    1) Bicycle 2) Bike 3) Cycle 4) Wheel
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/velocipede/1

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