pedomotor means A two-wheeled vehicle propelled by the feet, a forerunner of the bicycle.
Etymology
From pedo- (“foot”) + motor.
noun
- A two-wheeled vehicle propelled by the feet, a forerunner of the bicycle.
Words closest in meaning
By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.
- pedomotive 75% match — Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal or treadle. vs pedomotor →
- autoped 72% match — A motorized kick scooter, used from the early 1910s through the early 1920s. vs pedomotor →
- velociman 67% match — An early form of bicycle propelled by hand. vs pedomotor →
- celeripede 64% match — An early form of the bicycle, consisting of two wheels of equal diameter attached by a wooden bar and lacking either pedals or a means of steering. vs pedomotor →
- moped 64% match — A lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle equipped with a small motor and pedals, designed to go no faster than some specified speed limit. vs pedomotor →
- pushbike 63% match — A pedal bicycle, as distinguished from a motorized bicycle. vs pedomotor →
- hippomobile 60% match — An early automobile invented by Étienne Lenoir in 1863. vs pedomotor →
- footwheel 60% match — Any wheel worked by means of the foot. vs pedomotor →