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noun
A bicycle equipped with larger than normal tyres and a wider frame to accommodate them, which provides better traction on off-road surfaces such as sand or snow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: winter sports
Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From fat + bike, from the fat tires such bicycles are equipped with, and their correspondingly wider frames needed to accommodate the width of the tires.
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