Phrase guide

mountain bike

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bicycle specially designed for off-road riding, typically with straight, flat handlebars, a heavier frame than road bikes, higher ground clearance, and wider tires, sometimes with knobs on them for greater traction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cycling, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: MTB, mountain bicycle, trail bike, ATB, all-terrain bike

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: all-terrain bike, off-roader

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bicycle, bike, wheel, cycle

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَرَّاجَة لِلْجِبَال (darrājat li-l-jibāl) — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Belarusian: го́рны веласіпе́д (hórny vjelasipjéd) — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Bulgarian: плани́нски велосипе́д (planínski velosipéd) — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Catalan: bicicleta de muntanya — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Chinese Mandarin: 山地車 /山地车 (shāndìchē) — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Chinese Mandarin: 登山車 /登山车 (dēngshānchē) — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Czech: horské kolo — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Danish: mountainbike — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Dutch: mountainbike — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Finnish: maastopyörä — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Finnish: krossipyörä — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • French: vélo tout terrain — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • French: VTT — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • French: vélo de montagne — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • German: Mountainbike — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • German: Geländerad — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Greek: ποδήλατο βουνού (podílato vounoú) — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Hungarian: hegyikerékpár — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Indonesian: sepeda gunung — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Irish: rothar sléibhe — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Italian: mountain bike — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Italian: bicicletta da montagna — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Italian: bici da montagna — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Italian: rampichino — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Japanese: マウンテンバイク (maunten baiku) — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Korean: 산악자전거 (sanakjajeon'geo) — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Malay: basikal gunung — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Norman: bike à montangne — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Polish: rower górski — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Polish: góral — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Portuguese: bicicleta de montanha — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Portuguese: mountain bike — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Russian: го́рный велосипе́д (górnyj velosipéd) — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Slovak: horský bicykel — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Spanish: bicicleta de montaña — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Spanish: bicimontaña — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Swedish: mountainbike — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Thai: จักรยานเสือภูเขา — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Turkish: dağ bisikleti — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Ukrainian: гі́рський велосипе́д (hírsʹkyj velosypéd) — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding
  • Vietnamese: xe đạp leo núi — bicycle especially designed for off-road riding