bicycle seat
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- noun
- /ˈbaɪsɪkəl siːt/
:
sillín
- Hop on that bicycle seat.
- sit on a bicycle seat
Not in welding frames, not in putting on handlebars, not in making bicycle seats, but in making hubs and crank sets.
- Not in welding frames, not in putting on handlebars, not in making bicycle seats, but in making hubs and crank sets.
Examples
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Then I looked at my bicycle seat, and it was 45 degrees off.
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The bicycle seat is not comfortable either.
Blog text (11) -
Offer those people a bicycle seat and see if they don't just hit you with it instead.
Blog text (11) -
Offer those people a bicycle seat and see if they don't just hit you with it instead.
Blog text (11) -
Not in welding frames, not in putting on handlebars, not in making bicycle seats, but in making hubs and crank sets.
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As any guy who has ever slid off a bicycle seat or gotten a soccer ball in the crotch will tell you, there is absolutely nothing intelligent about having your body's most sensitive parts in such a vulnerable area.
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The force has quickly become one of the country's most respected institutions, but before taking their hand off the back of the bicycle seat completely, coalition forces will still have to help the army develop better leadership, decrease its attrition rate and absences without leave, balance its tribal and ethnic representation, and improve its handling of logistics.
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The bicycle seat was adjusted to make my ride more comfortable.
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He noticed that the bicycle seat was too high for him to reach easily.
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After long rides, I often find that my bicycle seat needs extra padding for comfort.
Synonyms
How Comfortable
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is fully compositional: 'seat' (a place to sit) located on a 'bicycle' (two-wheeled vehicle) yields the part-of relation 'the seat of a bicycle'. This straightforward noun-noun compound follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the meaning.
Etymology
Bicycle seat is the seat on a bicycle where the rider sits while riding, like a small saddle that holds your weight. That's why it means 'the part of a bicycle on which the rider sits'.