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Motocycle
Archaic synonym for automobile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Motorcycle.
Motocycle was a word used in the United States in the latter part of the 19th century for a horseless carriage, the type of vehicle now known as a car or automobile. The word caught on initially as it was short and easier to understand than other possibilities, such as "automobile carriage", "motor carriage", "motor vehicle", or "auto carriage".[4] It is now archaic and rarely used. The term "motor vehicle" is currently used in legal, transportation planning and academic terminology.
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1900 Horseless carriage
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Charles B. King's motocycle, 1896
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