how to pronounce motorcycle

/ˈməʊ.təˌsaɪ.kəl/

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motorcycle is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of motorcycle in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… level and riding a motorcycle let alone …”

meanings of motorcycle

noun:

An open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel, and having two (or sometimes three) wheels.

verb:

To ride a motorcycle.

motorcycle frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word motorcycle occurs in english on average 2.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics motorcycle can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that motorcycle can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;