English Explanatory Dictionary

handcycle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A land vehicle resembling a bicycle or tricycle but powered by the arms rather than the legs.
  2. A mechanical exercise equipment similar to an exercise bicycle but with hand-operated pedals, used especially by seniors or people with disabilities for upper-body exercise.
verb
  1. To travel or traverse on a handcycle.

Word forms

handcycle handcycles handcycling handcycled

Etymology

From hand + cycle.

Synonyms

handbike

Derived words

handcycling handcyclist
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