"Segway" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɛɡweɪ/ Forms: Segways [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛɡweɪ Etymology: Brand name; according to Segway Inc., chosen for similarity to segue on notion of “a smooth transition from one place to another”, with probable influence of way. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Segway (plural Segways)
  1. A motorised vehicle for one person, ridden while standing, and having two wheels on one axle that balances itself using gyroscopes and tilt sensors. Translations (a motorised personal vehicle): tūwīra (Maori), segway [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Segway-en-noun-YVnt8bse Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Vehicles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 82 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 100 0

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈsɛɡweɪ/ Forms: Segways [present, singular, third-person], Segwaying [participle, present], Segwayed [participle, past], Segwayed [past], segway [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛɡweɪ Etymology: Brand name; according to Segway Inc., chosen for similarity to segue on notion of “a smooth transition from one place to another”, with probable influence of way. Head templates: {{en-verb}} Segway (third-person singular simple present Segways, present participle Segwaying, simple past and past participle Segwayed)
  1. To travel by Segway.
    Sense id: en-Segway-en-verb-4kVwf724 Categories (other): Mobility aids Disambiguation of Mobility aids: 36 64

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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