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A tricycle (often abbreviated to trike) is a three-wheeled vehicle.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tricycle

Tricycles generally follow one of three layouts:
  •  upright, Resembling a two wheeler (diamond frame) but with two wheels at the back and the rider straddling the frame. Steering is through a handlebar directly connected to the front wheel like a bicycle; 
  •  delta, is similar to an upright, with two wheels at the back and one at the front, but has a recumbent layout. One or both rear wheels can be driven, while the front is used for steering (the usual layout). Steering is either through a linkage, with the handlebars under the seat (USS) or directly to the front wheel with a large handlebar (OSS); and 
  •  tadpole (or reverse trike), a recumbent design with two steered wheels at the front and one driven wheel at the back. Rarely (because of the problem of tipping over at speed), the front wheels can be driven while the rear wheel steers. Steering is either through a linkage and a tie rod to the plates of the spindle assemblies (USS) or with two handlebars, each connected to a steerer tube (usually through a bicycle headset, with the handlebars acting as stems) and a tie rod between the plates of the spindle assemblies (OSS).
see also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_wheeled_car
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreirad#Trike