recumbent
noun/rɪˈkʌmbənt/
/rɪˈkʌmbənt/
- a type of bicycle that is ridden by a person in a lying position
- He had a flag on a pole on the back of his recumbent to make it more visible to other vehicles.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin recumbent- ‘reclining’, from the verb recumbere, from re- ‘back’ + a verb related to cubare ‘to lie’.
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