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e-bike

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

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  • /ˈiː.baɪk/

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noun

Meaning 1

A bicycle assisted by, or powered by, an electric motor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: e-cycle, e-bicycle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bike, bicycle, vehicle

History

Etymology

From e- + bike.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 電雞 /电鸡 — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電動自行車 /电动自行车 (diàndòng zìxíngchē) — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電瓶車 /电瓶车 (diànpíngchē) — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Czech: elektrokolo — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Dutch: elektrische fiets — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Dutch: e-bike — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Finnish: sähköpyörä — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Finnish: sähköpolkupyörä — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • French: vélo à assistance électrique — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • French: vélo électrique — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • German: E-Bike — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • German: Elektrofahrrad — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Japanese: 電動アシスト自転車 (dendō ashisuto jitensha) — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Korean: 전동 어시스트 자전거 (jeondong eosiseuteu jajeon'geo) — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Polish: rower elektryczny — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Polish: e-rower — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Portuguese: bicicleta elétrica — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Russian: электровелосипе́д (elektrovelosipéd) — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Swedish: elcykel — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Ukrainian: електровелосипед (elektrovelosyped) — bicycle powered by an electric motor
  • Ukrainian: пауербайк (pauerbajk) — bicycle powered by an electric motor