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Two-wheeled vehicle used in city tours
Answer for the clue "Two-wheeled vehicle used in city tours ", 6 letters:
segway
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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
trademark name (Segway Inc., Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S.), in use from 2001; according to the company, chosen for similarity to segue on notion of "a smooth transition from one place to another," with probably influence of way (n.).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 (misspelling of segue English) 2 (alternative form of Segway English); to travel by Segway.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Segway may refer to: Segway PT , a two wheeled self-balancing personal transport Segway Inc. , the manufacturer of Segway vehicles
Usage examples of segway.
As the inventor of this delightful two-wheeled, self-propelled scooter describes it, the Segway vehicle moves by the rider thinking it forward or backward -- not unlike walking -- all without falling.
Anyway, how often will things like this happen to the average Segway rider?
So let me just segue into some of my hopes for The Segway and offer a few suggestions to the inventor to help make this hit product turn into some actual sales!
I am actually writing this editorial with my rack-mounted iPaq handheld while speeding down the sidewalk at the maximum 12 MPH on my little Segway, scattering dogwalkers and joggers as I go, moving this beautiful two-wheeled cart merely by tipping my body slightly forward -- or "intending forward" -- which leaves my hands, and eyes, free to pen this important memo.
There are no automobiles, but a bewildering range of personal transport gadgets, from gyro-stabilized pogo sticks and segways to kettenkrads and spiderpalanquins, jostle for space with pedestrians and animals.
They left their Segways at a rack and went through a wrought-iron gate, past a fountain and into a tiled patio shaded by spectacular wisterias growing over trellises, purple and white flowers hanging in clusters like grapes and trunks thicker than peach trees.