trail bike
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- noun
- /treɪl baɪk/
:
moto de trail
- "I'm an old cowhand," I sang, riding my Honda trail bike over three cattle guards to a stop beside blacktop that ran east and west into nothing.
- trail bike with 4 inches
- travel trail bike
Examples
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He took his new trail bike out for an adventure on the unpaved trails.
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And as the trees opened up before them, he saw Wes and Ethan, Abe's sons, churning up the pasture on their trail bikes.
Fiction book (1998) -
The trail bike easily navigated the rocky paths in the forest.
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This trail bike is designed for rough terrain and includes durable tires.
Synonyms
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1.3
A motor vehicle with two wheels that you ride and that has an engine
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A light motorcycle with strong tires and springs for riding on rough unpaved ground
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A lightweight motorcycle with sturdy tires and suspension for riding on rough ground
How Off-Road
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a bike for trails/rough terrain' is directly derivable from combining 'trail' (a path for walking or riding) with 'bike' (a two-wheeled vehicle): literally a bike intended for trails. This is a regular noun‑noun compounding pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended meaning (aside from a minor bicycle/motorcycle ambiguity that does not prevent understanding).
Etymology
The name trail bike comes from the simple idea of a light bike for trails, the rough, unpaved paths outside the road. So, a trail bike means a motorcycle made to ride off-road on muddy, rocky, or uneven tracks.