Phrase guide

cargo bike

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads; by extension, any other pedal cycle such as a tricycle or quadricycle designed in this way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cargo bicycle, freight bicycle, bakfiets

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: bakfiets

History

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: christianiacykel — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Danish: ladcykel — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Dutch: transportfiets — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Dutch: bakfiets — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Finnish: lastipyörä — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Finnish: rahtipyörä — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Finnish: tavarapyörä — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Finnish: kuljetuspyörä — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Finnish: taakkapyörä — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Finnish: kuormapyörä — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Finnish: laatikkopyörä — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Finnish: lavapyörä — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • French: vélo cargo — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • French: vélo de fret — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • German: Lastenrad — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Italian: bicicletta da trasporto — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Italian: bici cargo — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Polish: rower transportowy — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Polish: rower towarowy — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Polish: rower cargo — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Polish: bakfiets — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Russian: грузово́й велосипе́д (gruzovój velosipéd) — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Spanish: bicicleta de reparto — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Swedish: lådcykel — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Swedish: lastcykel — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Swedish: flakcykel — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads
  • Ukrainian: ванта́жний велосипе́д (vantážnyj velosypéd) — bicycle designed for carrying large or heavy loads