handcycle noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A land vehicle resembling a bicycle or tricycle but powered by the arms rather than the legs.Metzdorf finished the New York City Marathon and an Army Ten-Miler at Fort Bragg using a handcycle. — 2007 •A mechanical exercise equipment similar to an exercise bicycle but with hand-operated pedals, used especially by seniors or people with disabilities for upper-body exercise. verb1 •To travel or traverse on a handcycle. formshandcycled · handcycling · handcycles