wheelie

noun [C]

/ˈwiː.li/ informal

Definition

› an act of raising the front wheel of a bicycle off the ground and keeping it in the air while riding the bicycle: I can do great wheelies on this bike.Bicycles

(Definition of wheelie noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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