"e-bike" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈiː.baɪk/ Forms: e-bikes [plural]
Etymology: From e- + bike. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|e|bike|id1=electric power}} e- + bike Head templates: {{en-noun}} e-bike (plural e-bikes)
  1. (informal) A bicycle powered by an electric motor Wikipedia link: Electric bicycle Tags: informal Categories (topical): Bicycle types Synonyms: ebike Hypernyms: bicycle, bike Hyponyms: pedelec, speed pedelec Derived forms: e-biker Related terms: donorcycle Coordinate_terms: bike, motorbike, motorcycle (english: differentiated by societal convention more than by qualitative differences; legally differentiated by maximum speed and power rating in many jurisdictions) Translations (bicycle powered by an electric motor): 電雞 (Chinese Cantonese), 电鸡 (english: din⁶ gai¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 電動自行車 (Chinese Mandarin), 电动自行车 (diàndòng zìxíngchē) (Chinese Mandarin), 電瓶車 (Chinese Mandarin), 电瓶车 (diànpíngchē) (Chinese Mandarin), elektrische fiets [feminine] (Dutch), e-bike [masculine] (Dutch), sähköpyörä (Finnish), sähköpolkupyörä (Finnish), vélo à assistance électrique [masculine] (French), E-Bike [neuter] (German), Elektrofahrrad [neuter] (German), 電動アシスト自転車 (dendō ashisuto jitensha) (Japanese), rower elektryczny [masculine] (Polish), e-rower [masculine] (Polish), bicicleta elétrica [feminine] (Portuguese), электровелосипе́д (elektrovelosipéd) [masculine] (Russian), elcykel [common-gender] (Swedish), електровелосипед (elektrovelosyped) [masculine] (Ukrainian), пауербайк (pauerbajk) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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          "text": "ELECTRIC BIKES (\"E-BIKES\") Because e-bike speeds and power are more similar to human-powered bicycles than to motorcycles, I believe their users will need bicycle-style traffic-skills education (Effective Electric Cycling?). I also believe e-bikes, with strict power or acceleration limits, should be allowed to use bike lanes -- think about it.",
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    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "elektrovelosyped",
      "sense": "bicycle powered by an electric motor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "електровелосипед"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pauerbajk",
      "sense": "bicycle powered by an electric motor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пауербайк"
    }
  ],
  "word": "e-bike"
}

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