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Meaning of "Boris bike" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BORIS BIKE

After Boris Johnson, Mayor of London.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BORIS BIKE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BORIS BIKE

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Boris bike is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BORIS BIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Boris bike

Barclays Cycle Hire

Barclays Cycle Hire is a public bicycle hire scheme in London, United Kingdom. The scheme's bicycles are popularly known as Boris Bikes, after Boris Johnson, who was the Mayor of London when the scheme was launched. The operation of the scheme is contracted by Transport for London to Serco Group. The scheme is sponsored, with Barclays Bank the first sponsor from 2010 to 2015. A new sponsor starting 2015 and replacement name for the scheme are yet to be announced. Credit for developing and enacting the scheme has been a source of debate. Johnson has taken credit for the plan, although the initial concept was announced by his predecessor Ken Livingstone, during the latter's term in office. Livingstone has said that the programme would herald a "cycling and walking transformation in London" and Johnson said that he "hoped the bikes would become as common as black cabs and red buses in the capital". A study showed cyclists using the scheme are three times less likely to be injured per trip than cyclists in London as a whole, possibly due to motorists giving cycle hire users more road space than they do other cyclists.

Definition of Boris bike in the English dictionary

The definition of Boris bike in the dictionary is a facetious name for Barclays Cycle Hire, a public bicycle sharing scheme launched in London in 2010.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BORIS BIKE

Borgesian
Borghese
borghetto
Borgia
Borglum
borgo
boric
boric acid
boride
boring
boring machine
boring mill
boringly
boringness
Boris I
bork
Borlaug
borlotti bean
borm
Bormann

WORDS THAT END LIKE BORIS BIKE

bike
dirt bike
exercise bike
farm-bike
get off one´s bike
minibike
motorbike
mountain bike
on your bike
pocketbike
push-bike
quad bike
racing bike
road bike
superbike
trail bike
Wetbike

Synonyms and antonyms of Boris bike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Boris bike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BORIS BIKE

Find out the translation of Boris bike to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Boris bike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Boris bike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鲍里斯自行车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Boris bicicleta
570 millions of speakers

English

Boris bike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बोरिस बाइक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بوريس الدراجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Борис велосипед
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bicicleta Boris
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বরিস বাইক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Boris vélo
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Basikal Boris
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Boris Fahrrad
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ボリスバイク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

보리스 자전거
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Boris bike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Boris xe đạp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போரிஸ் பைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बोरिस दुचाकी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Boris bisikleti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Boris bici
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Boris rower
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Борис велосипед
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Boris biciclete
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Μπόρις ποδήλατο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Boris fiets
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Boris cykel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Boris sykkel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Boris bike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BORIS BIKE»

The term «Boris bike» is normally little used and occupies the 126.621 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Boris bike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BORIS BIKE»

Discover the use of Boris bike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Boris bike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bike Snob Abroad: Strange Customs, Incredible Fiets, and the ...
If my first rental bike in Amsterdam had been somewhat less than ideal from a bike snob perspective, the Boris bike had the aes- thetics of a handicapped toilet. Nevertheless, there was something exhilarating about its utilitarian ugliness, and  ...
BikeSnobNYC, 2013
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Seven Days To Save The World: And Other Homework Projects
Theleader met Florian's eyes. She slid off her bike, pushed up the stand andcrossed the few paces between her and Boris' bike. "Turn off the engine. You' re trespassingonour land." Borisdid ashewas told andsat quietly while the elf woman ...
Patty Jansen, 2014
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Get on Your Bike: Stay Safe, Get Fit and Be Happy Cycling
The easier it gets The best thing about cycling, is that the more you do, whether it's road riding, mountain biking, on your BMX, gym spinning or on a Boris Bike around London, the fitter you get, the easier it becomes. And the fitter you become, ...
Rebecca Charlton, Robert Hicks, Robert Hicks (Health and fitness writer), 2014
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AARP London 2012
... Little Venice, W9 ( 020/7286-3428;www.jasons.co.uk; Tube: Warwick Ave.). By. Bicycle. The Barclays Cycle Hire scheme (www.tfl.gov.uk/barclayscyclehire) was launched with great fanfare in 2010. Anyone can rent a so-called “Boris Bike”— ...
Frommer's, 2012
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Frommer's Europe
Anyone can rent a so-called “Boris Bike”—jocularly named after mayor at the time , Boris Johnson—from any of the hundreds of docking stations dotted around the center from Bow and Hackney to Olympia, and Regent's Park to the Oval.
Sherry Marker, 2012
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Frommer's England and the Best of Wales
Anyone can rent a so-called +Boris Bike,&jocularly named after mayor at the time , Boris Johnson&from any of the hundreds of docking stations dotted around the center from Bow and Hackney to Olympia, and Regent)s Park to the Oval.
Nick Dalton, 2012
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War & Piste
Don't forget, Poppet, du har /nig, so don't go getting all depressed when they work you to the bone and you start fantasizing about freewheeling your Boris Bike into the River Tha. . .' I had stopped listening. Du har nag. I could see his face ...
Alex Thomas, 2011
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Lonely Planet London
You can also cycle (hire a 'Boris bike'inthe park)or hit the shipshaped playground at the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain inKensington Gardens. Battersea Park A leafy haven (Click here) that contains its own zoo and provides  ...
Lonely Planet, Emilie Filou, Steve Fallon, 2013
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A History of London in 100 Places
... London E4 Sewardstone, Essex London Docklands Development Corporation Isle ofDogs, E14 'MI6 Building' Vauxhall Cross, SW8 Neasden Temple Brentfield Road, NW10 BedZED Hackbridge, SM6 Boris Bike Docking Station throughout ...
David Long, 2014
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Aussie Angels 20: Leap Frog
Mark was about to open his mouth and say that Boris's bike was covered with dents and scratches and already had a bent spoke, so it wasn't fair to blame him, but he saw the look on Dad's face and decided not to protest. He heaved it out of  ...
Margaret Clark, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BORIS BIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Boris bike is used in the context of the following news items.
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7/7 bombings: Tube commuters #walktogether in memory of lives …
One man, wheeling his Boris bike, told me why he had come: "As someone who lives and works in London, this was an attack on all of us." ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Tube strike: 'no trains' on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday
Don't forget even a Boris bike has gears – they are there to make your life easier – so get a feel for how to use them, and you will find riding one ... «The Week UK, Jul 15»
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Kendall Jenner Has Been Riding A Boris Bike Around London
Kendall Jenner, on a Boris bike, riding around London. Has there ever been a more beautiful collection of words? More than likely, but that ... «Yahoo Celebrity UK, Jul 15»
4
Button ditches the fast lane to promote life on two wheels
Formula One hopeful Jenson Button took a spin around the Science Museum yesterday, not in his F1 McLaren Honda, but on a Boris bike. «City A.M., Jun 15»
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City Spy: Barclays makes a stand over new Boris bikes
The bank has been on the blower to TfL to agree to move the Boris Bike stand outside its Canary Wharf HQ after canning sponsorship of the ... «Evening Standard, Jun 15»
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Move over Sir Bradley - this guy's done The Hour on a Boris bike
He said: “If you've never ridden a Boris bike, try it. It's 50lb, 23kg, it's got fat tyres, an upright un-aerodynamic position, and only three gears. «BT.com, Jun 15»
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Boris' shocking insult to London cabbie
Mr Johnson is also in charge of Transport for London and an advocate of bikes, introducing the famous 'Boris bike' scheme and creating controversial new ... «Perth Now, Jun 15»
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Terminator Genisys star Arnold Schwarzenegger takes a Boris bike
Check him out loving our sights on a Boris Bike! pic.twitter.com/OgWgc1U3Ih. — Chris (@northernerchris) June 17, 2015. One commuter feared ... «Evening Standard, Jun 15»
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Arnold Schwarzenegger takes a Boris Bike on a tour of London
Cycling through London you see many iconic things, but on Wednesday morning the internet was awash with sightings of Terminator actor ... «Cycling Weekly, Jun 15»
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Arnold Schwarzenegger takes a tour of London on a Boris Bike
Star of Terminator Genisys, politician and all-round power-house, Arnold Schwarzenegger took a tour of London on a Boris Bike. Andy Hammersley performs at ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Boris bike [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/boris-bike>. May 2024 ».
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