Non-motorized Vehicles Vocabulary - Penny-farthing

an old-fashioned bicycle with a very large front wheel and a much smaller back wheel

a vehicle with two wheels that we ride by pushing its pedals with our feet

any of the circular objects typically found under vehicles like cars, bicycles, buses, etc., used to make movement possible by turning

receiving a lot of love and attention from many people

a piece of metal, typically round and flat, used as money, issued by governments

to resemble a thing or person in appearance

a unit of currency or coin used in several countries, equal to one hundredth of a dollar or pound

a former British coin worth one-quarter of an old penny, withdrawn in 1961

an old type of bicycle that is moved forward by pedal

a flat part of a bicycle or machine that is pushed with the foot to make it move or operate. It is typically circular and part of the mechanism that drives motion

a vehicle that has two wheels and moves when we push its pedals with our feet

to keep something in a stable and even position, typically by adjusting or redistributing weight

difficult to do or handle and requiring skill or caution

to sit on open-spaced vehicles like motorcycles or bicycles and be in control of their movements

capable of destroying or causing harm to a person or thing

someone who uses a motorcycle or bicycle for transportation

to quickly move from a higher place toward the ground

used to indicate that despite a certain fact or situation mentioned in the first clause, the second clause follows

making us feel interested, happy, and energetic

to be the cause of something

a line of metal rings or links connected together, often used for fastening or pulling

happening infrequently or uncommon in occurrence

to gather together things from different places or people

no longer used, supported, etc. by the general public, typically belonging to an earlier period in history