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antique velocipede

antique velocipede

9.9
An old human-powered bicycle from the 1800s
  • noun
  • /ænˈtiːk vəˈloʊsɪpiːd/
  • Archaic
translation icon : velocípedo antiguo
  • He rode his restored antique velocipede during the Victorian parade.

Examples

  • The museum displayed an antique velocipede alongside other innovations in transportation history.

  • I found an antique velocipede at the flea market.

  • At the auction, an antique velocipede attracted attention from collectors of rare bicycles.

  • The museum displayed several antique velocipedes from the 19th century.

  • At the auction, an antique velocipede attracted attention from collectors of rare bicycles.

  • He rode his restored antique velocipede during the Victorian parade.

  • The museum displayed an antique velocipede alongside other innovations in transportation history.

Synonyms

cycle
vsantique velocipede
  • UK
26 1.8

A two-wheeled vehicle you move by pedaling

includes older and varied wheel designs not only two wheeled forms
velocipede
vsantique velocipede
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An early vehicle you move with pedals that has two or three wheels

emphasizes the vehicle's historical origin rather than just its form
ordinary bicycle
vsantique velocipede
  • Archaic
9.0

A two-wheeled vehicle with a very large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel

covers various nineteenth century pedal vehicles beyond this single wheel design
vélo
vsantique velocipede
  • Jargon
9.2

A two-wheeled vehicle that a person rides to go places

focuses on nineteenth century vehicles rather than modern pedal vehicle use

How Old

antique velocipede
  • Archaic
9.9
vintage
5 5.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

antique + velocipede

The phrase is a regular adjective+noun composition: 'antique' (old/valued because of age) modifies 'velocipede' (an early bicycle), so the combined meaning — an old/early bicycle — is directly derivable from the parts. This compositional pattern is cross-linguistically common and would be immediately understandable to a learner who knows both constituent meanings.

Etymology

The term antique velocipede comes from the old word velocipede, which joins the ideas 'fast' and 'foot', so people imagined a machine moved by the rider's feet. Adding antique shows it is from the past, so the phrase today means 'an old human-powered bicycle'.