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handcycle

noun

  1. arm-powered land vehicle
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From hand + cycle.

  1. A land vehicle resembling a bicycle or tricycle but powered by the arms rather than the legs.

    Metzdorf finished the New York City Marathon and an Army Ten-Miler at Fort Bragg using a handcycle.

  2. A mechanical exercise equipment similar to an exercise bicycle but with hand-operated pedals, used especially by seniors or people with disabilities for upper-body exercise.

verb

Etymology: From hand + cycle.

  1. To travel or traverse on a handcycle.