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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRoad-biking
/ˈroʊdˌbaɪ.kɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The sport or activity of riding a bicycle on paved roads, typically using lightweight bicycles with drop handlebars.
"She spends every weekend road-biking through the winding coastal hills."
- 1
To ride a bicycle on paved surfaces for sport, recreation, or exercise.
"They decided on road-biking across the state for their summer vacation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'road' (from Old English 'rād', meaning a riding or journey) and 'biking' (a late 19th-century colloquial shortening of 'bicycle', blending Latin 'bi-' meaning two and Greek 'kyklos' meaning circle). The compound term emerged in the late 20th century as cycling specialized into distinct disciplines such as mountain biking and track cycling.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Road-biking" is said worldwide
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cyclisme sur route
Transliteration: seeks-lism syoor root
"Le cyclisme sur route demande beaucoup d'endurance."
Rennradfahren
Transliteration: ren-rad-fah-ren
"Rennradfahren ist im Sommer eine sehr beliebte Sportart."
ciclismo su strada
Transliteration: chee-kleez-moh soo strah-dah
"Il ciclismo su strada è una passione nazionale."
ciclismo de carretera
Transliteration: see-klees-moh de ka-re-te-ra
"El ciclismo de carretera requiere una bicicleta ligera."
ciclismo de estrada
Transliteration: see-kleez-moo djee es-trah-dah
"Ele pratica ciclismo de estrada todos os domingos."
रोड साइक्लिंग
Transliteration: rod saikling
"रोड साइक्लिंग एक बेहतरीन कार्डियो व्यायाम है।"
公路骑行
Transliteration: gōng lù qí xíng
"公路骑行需要良好的耐力和速度。"
로드 사이클링
Transliteration: ro-deu sai-keul-ling
"그는 주말마다 로드 사이클링을 즐긴다."
ロードバイク
Transliteration: rōdo baiku
"彼は週末によくロードバイクに乗ります。"
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