Search Result for "safety_bicycle":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. bicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear;
[syn: safety bicycle, safety bike]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Safety bicycle \Safety bicycle\ A bicycle with equal or nearly equal wheels, usually about 28 inches diameter, driven by pedals connected to the rear (driving) wheel by a multiplying gear. Since the 1930's this has been the most common type of bicycle, now simply called bicycle. The older high-wheelers are often referred to as bone-rattlers. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

safety bicycle n 1: bicycle that has two wheels of equal size; pedals are connected to the rear wheel by a multiplying gear [syn: safety bicycle, safety bike]