variants also push bicycle
British
as in bicycle
a two-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the use of pedals and steered through the use of handlebars the vicar riding his sturdy push-bike used to be a common sight around the village

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Noun
  • Emergency crews responded to the area of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Orchard Street around 2:20 a.m. on the report of a crash involving a vehicle and a bicycle and found a 51-year-old woman lying in the road suffering from apparent injuries, according to the New Haven Police Department.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
  • Henriquez eventually emerged, carried out a bicycle and deposited it on a grassy area 20 feet away.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The booth will offer information about and display adaptive bikes and will be selling lemonade to raise money for its effort, Simmons said.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 12 July 2025
  • One person was seriously injured when an electronic bike was involved in a crash with a vehicle in Trumbull on Thursday.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
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“Push-bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push-bike. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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