variants also push bicycle
Definition of push-bikenext
British
as in bike
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
  • The young people set fire to electric hire bikes and looted at least one shop, a CNN producer on the ground witnessed.
    — Elina Baudier Kim, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The hotel’s complimentary car service covers a three-mile radius—including the Montrose and River Oaks communities—and bikes are available to borrow.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Associated Press reporters saw thick black smoke rising from cars, bicycles, other vehicles and trash bins on fire.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In 1921, a small Japanese company called Shimano began making bicycle freewheels in Osaka.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
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“Push-bike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/push-bike. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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