Meanings
proper noun
- An American manufacturer of motorcycles.
nounHarley-Davidson (plural Harley-Davidsons)
plural Harley-Davidsons
- A motorcycle of this brand.
Comstock’s dented black Harley-Davidson was parked amid a bevy of bicycles that looked like cowering fawns beside it.
2022, Jennifer Egan, The Candy House, Corsair, page 164
Origin
The prototype engine was designed by William S. Harley and constructed with the help of Arthur and Walter Davidson.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Harley-Davidson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harley-Davidson
MLA
“Harley-Davidson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harley-Davidson. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Harley-Davidson,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Harley-Davidson.
Source: Harley-Davidson on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.