"cyclecar" meaning in English

See cyclecar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cyclecars [plural]
Etymology: cycle + car, since considered to fill a market gap between the motorcycle and the car. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|cycle|car}} cycle + car Head templates: {{en-noun}} cyclecar (plural cyclecars)
  1. A small, lightweight, inexpensive car manufactured in the early twentieth century, characterised by the use of basic materials and sometimes fragile engineering. Wikipedia link: cyclecar
    Sense id: en-cyclecar-en-noun-OCaIsXXM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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