Meanings
nounthree-wheeler (plural three-wheelers)
plural three-wheelers
- A small off-road three-wheeled powered vehicle, usually used for recreation or farm work.First known use 1980s
The tendency of three-wheelers to roll over subdued their popularity.
- An autorickshaw, tuk-tuk or trishaw having three wheels.
Translations
Bulgarian триколка
- триколка (trikolka)cycle or motorcycle with three wheels
Chinese Mandarin 三輪車 /三轮车
- 三輪車 /三轮车 (sānlúnchē)cycle or motorcycle with three wheels
Finnish kolmipyörä
- kolmipyöräcycle or motorcycle with three wheels
French tricar
- tricarcycle or motorcycle with three wheels
German Dreirad
- Dreiradcycle or motorcycle with three wheels
Greek τρίκυκλο
- τρίκυκλο (tríkyklo)cycle or motorcycle with three wheels
Hindi तिपहिया
- तिपहिया (tipahiyā)cycle or motorcycle with three wheels
Japanese 三輪車
- 三輪車 (sanrinsha)cycle or motorcycle with three wheels
Korean 삼륜차
- 삼륜차 (samnyuncha)cycle or motorcycle with three wheels
Polish trójkołowiec
- trójkołowieccycle or motorcycle with three wheels
Russian трёхколёсный мотоци́кл
- трёхколёсный мотоци́кл (trjoxkoljósnyj motocíkl)cycle or motorcycle with three wheels
Spanish motocarro
- motocarrocycle or motorcycle with three wheels
Swedish trehjuling
- trehjulingcycle or motorcycle with three wheels
Thai รถสามล้อ
- รถสามล้อ (rót-sǎam-lɔ́ɔ)cycle or motorcycle with three wheels
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
three-wheeler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-wheeler
MLA
“three-wheeler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-wheeler. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “three-wheeler,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-wheeler.
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