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Meanings of motorbike in English

Portuguese
mota
Catalan
moto
Spanish
minimoto

Small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars.

mota
Catalan
anar en motocicleta
Spanish
andar en bici

Ride a motorcycle.

anar en motocicleta

Single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle.

Usage of motorbike in English
1
My father brought me sightseeing on his motorbike, said Fang Kai, 11.
Reuters
2
Cruise takes off in various vehicles, including a motorbike without a helmet.
Radio NZ
3
The suspect, a Chinese national, escaped by motorbike and remains at large.
News.com.au
4
I think the young one kept it here to fill his motorbike.
A beautiful place to die
5
He is crooked from a motorbike accident which paralysed his right arm.
Radio NZ
6
Gardaí said one of the raiders escaped on a high-powered silver motorbike.
The Irish Times
7
At the time luxury cars, property and a gold-plated motorbike were seized.
Radio NZ
8
Staff were threatened by the men before they fled on a motorbike.
The Irish Times
9
My brother had a motorbike, and he was working ten miles away.
The Quiet Earth
10
The crash involved a blue Yamaha motorbike and a Green Isuzu jeep.
The Irish Times
11
When I was 11 there was nothing more attractive than a motorbike.
The Irish Times
12
Our neighbours have just returned tanned from a motorbike tour of Corsica.
The Daily Telegraph
13
In September 2002 Mary Murray was in a collision on her motorbike.
The Irish Times
14
Traffic clogs the roads a short motorbike ride away in old Bangkok.
Reuters
15
His mates were over for a motorbike gallivant with him around Ireland.
The Irish Times
16
With the artwork slung over his shoulder, he escaped on a motorbike.
Radio NZ
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