Handcycle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Handcycle is a noun meaning A land vehicle resembling a bicycle or tricycle but powered by the arms rather than the legs.
Meaning
A land vehicle resembling a bicycle or tricycle but powered by the arms rather than the legs.
More Meanings
- (ambitransitive) To travel or traverse on a handcycle.
- 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.
Example Sentences
Metzdorf finished the New York City Marathon and an Army Ten-Miler at Fort Bragg using a handcycle.
Word Forms
- handcycles
- handcycling
- handcycled
Synonyms for handcycle
Depending on context, synonyms include handbike.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include handcar, handwalker, pedalcycle, cycle, hydrocycle, velociman.
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