vehicle
any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport: a motor vehicle; space vehicles.
a conveyance moving on wheels, runners, tracks, or the like, as a cart, sled, automobile, or tractor.
a means of transmission or passage: Air is the vehicle of sound.
a carrier, as of infection.
a medium of communication, expression, or display: The novel is a fitting vehicle for his talents. Language is the vehicle of thought.
Theater, Movies. a play, screenplay, or the like, having a role suited to the talents of and often written for a specific performer.
a means of accomplishing a purpose: College is a vehicle for success.
Rhetoric. the thing or idea to which the subject of a metaphor is compared, as “rose” in “she is a rose.”: Compare tenor (def. 3).
Pharmacology. a substance, usually fluid, possessing little or no medicinal action, used as a medium for active remedies.
Painting. a liquid, as oil, in which a pigment is mixed before being applied to a surface.
Origin of vehicle
1pronunciation note For vehicle
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How to use vehicle in a sentence
Peer-to-peer car rental RelayRides offers vehicles conveniently parked in airport lots.
We already have results: we destroyed many vehicles, military convoys, seized many trophies.
Fierce Fighting in Grozny Raises Specter of ISIS Influence in Russia | Anna Nemtsova | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe mirror made the rocks and vehicles seem to hang in the air.
That night, a crowd of 300 gathered at the scene, and violence broke out: gunshots echoed and police vehicles were damaged.
The 14 Teens Killed by Cops Since Michael Brown | Nina Strochlic | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe company also converts the gas into a liquid fuel that can run vehicles in its fleet.
These and the Sunday running vehicles we subjected to scrutiny during the following week.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowBlack Hood wondered how many of these vehicles had been used by the members of the Eye's criminal pack.
The Governor purposely had the biggest American horses and the largest vehicles brought out to make an impression.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanTram cars were numerous and children played everywherePg 140 with utter unconcern for the vehicles which crowded the streets.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyThe main street of Durham in many places is barely wide enough for two vehicles to pass.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. Murphy
British Dictionary definitions for vehicle
/ (ˈviːɪkəl) /
any conveyance in or by which people or objects are transported, esp one fitted with wheels
a medium for the expression, communication, or achievement of ideas, information, power, etc
pharmacol a therapeutically inactive substance mixed with the active ingredient to give bulk to a medicine
Also called: base a painting medium, such as oil, in which pigments are suspended
(in the performing arts) a play, musical composition, etc, that enables a particular performer to display his talents
a rocket excluding its payload
Origin of vehicle
1Derived forms of vehicle
- vehicular (vɪˈhɪkjʊlə), adjective
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