motorbike

«motorbike» in Mova's school dictionary: a heavy two-wheeled vehicle with an engine, like a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (motorbike, motorbikes)

meaning for a pupil

A motorbike is a heavy two-wheeled vehicle with an engine, like a bicycle with a motor. It is also called a motorcycle. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths: a vehicle counted (2 wheels each), or one that travels at a speed: distance = speed × time. Safety: motorbike riders must wear helmets; motorbikes are fast and hard to see, so look carefully before crossing. Everyday life: a police motorbike, a delivery motorbike. Phrases: ride a motorbike, on a motorbike, motorbike helmet.

examples

• There are 8 motorbikes in the car park. tree →
• How many wheels do 6 motorbikes have? tree →
• A motorbike travels 60 km in an hour. tree →
• The shop has cars and motorbikes, 50 wheels in all. tree →
• My uncle rides a motorbike to work. tree →
• You must wear a helmet on a motorbike. tree →
• A loud motorbike roared down the street. tree →
• The pizza came on a delivery motorbike. tree →

note

Mostly UK, Irish, Australian and New Zealand English; in the USA «motorcycle» is more common. A counted thing with 2 wheels, or a mover with a speed. Trap: with cars (4 wheels) and motorbikes (2 wheels), count wheels per kind.

In the corpora

• A motorbike leans into bends to turn; motorbikes are fast and hard to see, so look twice before crossing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «motorbike» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.