quad bike
A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, especially of a design derived from a…A small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, especially of a design derived from a motorcycle, usually used for recreation or farm work.
Meaning
1 sensesA small off-road four-wheeled powered vehicle, especially of a design derived from a motorcycle, usually used for recreation or farm work.
Quad
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Translations
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Origin
From quad (“four (“4”)”) + bike (“bicycle”). From being a four-wheeled vehicle (a quadricyFrom quad (“four (“4”)”) + bike (“bicycle”). From being a four-wheeled vehicle (a quadricycle) that is ridden astride like a motorcycle, the term carries an inherent contradiction, since “quad” denotes four, while “bike” implies two. This etymological inconsistency is largely overlooked in everyday usage, as such contradictions are often absorbed and normalized by idiom.
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Forms
plural: quad bikes| Singular | quad bike |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsSee also
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