Phrase guide

ghost bike

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

No pronunciation record was provided for this word.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A bicycle painted white and set up as a roadside memorial to indicate where a cyclist was killed by traffic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ghost bicycle

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

First use appears c. 2003 in the US.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: vélo fantôme — Translations
  • German: Geisterrad — Translations
  • German: Geisterfahrrad — Translations
  • Italian: bici fantasma — Translations
  • Portuguese: bicicleta fantasma — Translations
  • Russian: призрачный велосипед (prizračnyj velosiped) — Translations
  • Spanish: bicicleta fantasma — Translations
  • Spanish: bicicleta blanca — Translations