Meaning & use
tricycle
A small, pedal-powered vehicle with three wheels, often ridden by young children.
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The toddler pedaled her red tricycle happily around the driveway all afternoon.
He upgraded from a tricycle to a two-wheeled bike the following summer.
A note on using this word
The informal short form 'trike' is common in everyday speech, especially among children.
Words with a similar meaning
trike
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