velomobile

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/ˈvɛləməbiːl/

noun

A human-powered vehicle, typically a recumbent tricycle with an outer fairing for aerodynamic advantage and/or protection from weather and collisions.

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Meanings

nounvelomobile (plural velomobiles)

plural velomobiles

  1. A human-powered vehicle, typically a recumbent tricycle with an outer fairing for aerodynamic advantage and/or protection from weather and collisions.

    The velomobile, in general, is a derivative of bicycles and automobiles. It looks like a racing car with seats for back support and a cover to protect riders and passengers from weather.

    2016, Selima Sultana, Joe Weber, editors, Minicars, Maglevs, and Mopeds: Modern Modes of Transportation around the World, ABC-Clio, →ISBN, page 326

Origin

From French vélo (“bicycle”) + -mobile.

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Translations

Finnish kinneri
  • kinnerivehicle
French vélomobile
  • vélomobilevehicle
German Velomobil
  • Velomobilvehicle

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lovemobile
Cite this entry
APA

velomobile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velomobile

MLA

“velomobile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velomobile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “velomobile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/velomobile.

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