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/vɪˈlɒs.ɪ.piːd/ · noun
(historical) An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground..
Polly laughed as she ran to view the ruin, for Tom lay flat on his back with the velocipede atop of him
Jimmie Trescott's new velocipede had the largest front wheel of any velocipede in Whilomville.
“They can play with Willie’s playthings,” Nellie said. “They can’t ride on my velocipede!” Willie shouted.
[…] his eyes fell upon the instantly recognizable if somewhat battered form of his own bicycle bell. […] 'Hold up there!' he cried, and 'Enough of that! Let loose that velocipede!' Archroy heard the Irishman's frenzied cries and released his grip. Marchant toppled to the dust in a tangle of flailing spokes.
I sense a portent inflating / an unlikely fellowship forming / and yet as swiftly as communion effloresced, / they leave, / pedalling into the distance / on their restored velocipede.
Polly and Maud willingly went, and watched his struggles with deep interest, till he got an upset, which nearly put an end to his velocipeding forever.
Use velocipede when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Velocipede means (historical) An early two-wheeled conveyance upon which one rode astride a wooden frame propelled by means of pushing the feet against the ground..
Common synonyms include boneshaker, trike, tricycle.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Polly laughed as she ran to view the ruin, for Tom lay flat on his back with the velocipede atop of him
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