unicycle
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u·ni·cy·cle
(yo͞o′nĭ-sī′kəl)n.
1. A vehicle typically consisting of a saddle mounted over a single wheel and propelled by pedals.
2. Any of various other single-wheeled vehicles.
u′ni·cy′clist n.
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unicycle
(ˈjuːnɪˌsaɪkəl)n
(Automotive Engineering) a one-wheeled vehicle driven by pedals, esp one used in a circus, etc. Also called: monocycle
[from uni- + cycle, on the model of tricycle]
ˈuniˌcyclist n
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u•ni•cy•cle
(ˈyu nəˌsaɪ kəl)n., v. -cled, -cling. n.
1. a vehicle with one wheel, esp. a pedal-driven device kept upright and steered by body balance.
v.i. 2. to ride a unicycle.
[1865–70, Amer.]
u′ni•cy`clist, n.
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| Noun | 1. |  unicycle - a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedalswheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC" |
| Verb | 1. | unicycle - ride a unicycle |
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