three-wheel

One fewer than four

Three-wheel functions as an adjective describing vehicles or devices with three wheels rather than the standard four: a three-wheel motorcycle, three-wheel stroller.

The configuration appears in motor scooters, all-terrain vehicles, and compact cars designed for maneuverability or economy.

To three-wheel is also slang for being the odd one out when two others are coupled—the third wheel.

vehicle

trike

Three-wheeled pedal vehicle

tadpole · delta · tilting · sidecar

recreation

pedaling

Turning bike cranks

childhood · training · kids · fun · wobble · park · driveway

mobility

wheelchair

Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired

disability · elderly · adaptive · rollator · medical · therapeutic · senior · independence · maneuverability

cargo

delivery

Conveyance of goods

vendor · cart · utility · commercial · postal · courier · payload · flatbed · basket

stability

tripod

Stabilizing support structure

grounded · secure · cornering · lean · traction · rollover · counterbalance · planted · surefooted

Opposites
wheel count

three-wheelfour-wheel

Drive to every axle

four-wheeled · two-wheeled · bicycle · unicycle · two-wheeler

Family

wheel, three, wheels, twelve, tricycle, wheeled, wheeling, two-wheeler, three-wheeled

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G