handcycle
English
Etymology
hand + cycle
Noun
handcycle (plural handcycles)
- A land vehicle resembling a bicycle or tricycle but powered by the arms rather than the legs.
- 2007 May 27, The Associated Press, “Marathons Put Military in a Different Light”, in New York Times:
- Metzdorf finished the New York City Marathon and an Army Ten-Miler at Fort Bragg using a handcycle.
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Synonyms
- handbike
Derived terms
- handcycling
- handcyclist