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unicycle

[ yoo-nuh-sahy-kuhl ]

noun

  1. a vehicle with one wheel, especially a pedal-driven device kept upright and steered by body balance, commonly used by acrobats and other performers.


verb (used without object)

unicycled, unicycling.
  1. to ride a unicycle.

unicycle

/ ˈːɪˌɪə /

noun

  1. a one-wheeled vehicle driven by pedals, esp one used in a circus, etc Also calledmonocycle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲԾˌ⳦, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • n·c noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of unicycle1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; uni- + cycle
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of unicycle1

from uni- + cycle , on the model of tricycle
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Example Sentences

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He can go out to his shed, look at the unicycle he hasn’t used for three years and know that someday he’ll give it another go.

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Mattress rides down the large entrance staircase were common as was fire twirling, juggling and unicycle riding.

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One study found that participants were half as likely to notice a clown on a unicycle — a cheeky touch — while walking and talking on a phone.

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A man who was riding an electric unicycle on a pavement when he hit an 88-year-old pedestrian, causing fatal injuries, has been jailed.

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“Jamie is an excellent bicycle rider, as you know. And can even ride a unicycle.”

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