tricycle

[ trahy-si-kuh l, -sik-uh l ]

/ ˈtraɪ sɪ kəl, -ˌsɪk əl /

a vehicle, especially one for children, having one large front wheel and two small rear wheels, propelled by foot pedals.

a velocipede with three wheels propelled by pedals or hand levers.

a three-wheeled motorcycle.

Origin of tricycle

From French, dating back to 1820–30; see origin at tri-, cycle

A Jewish film festival has backed out of the Tricycle Theater after the venue refused to accept money from the Israeli government.

London Theater Halts Jewish Film Festival Over Israeli Government Money |Nico Hines |August 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The wheel mentioned above was part of one of his tricycle schemes.

The Parish Clerk (1907) |Peter Hampson Ditchfield
The maid who waited on us was friendly too, and while J. was busy putting away the tricycle she was even moved to confide in me.

A Canterbury Pilgrimage |Joseph Pennell and Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Skates were well-behaved old horses compared to these long, untamed fiends, and a luge was like a tricycle.

The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns |Arnold Bennett

He knelt and inspected the tricycle, grumbling all the while and shaking his head angrily.

Behind the Line |Ralph Henry Barbour
He means a blood horse,” explained Lynn in a low tone; “he always pretends his tricycle is a race-horse.

In the Mist of the Mountains |Ethel Turner

tricycle

/ (ˈtraɪsɪkəl) /

a three-wheeled cycle, esp one driven by pedals

a three-wheeler for invalids

(intr) to ride a tricycle

tricyclist, noun