trike

See also: Trike and trikë

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aɪk

Etymology 1

Shortening of tricycle.

Noun

trike (plural trikes)

  1. A tricycle.
  2. A kind of railroad maintenance vehicle: a speeder or jigger.
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Verb

trike (third-person singular simple present trikes, present participle triking, simple past and past participle triked)

  1. To tricycle; to travel by tricycle.

Etymology 2

Shortening of triceratops.

Noun

trike (plural trikes)

  1. (informal) A triceratops.
    • 1992, David Koepp, Jurassic Park (screenplay)
      ELLIE: Oh, you know, if it's alright, I'd like to stay with Dr. Harding and finish with the trike. Is that okay?

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