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vehicle
[vee-i-kuhl, vee-hi-]
noun
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.”
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.
vehicle
/ ˈviːɪkəl, vɪˈhɪkjʊlə /
noun
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
Pronunciation Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- vehicular adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of vehicle1
Example Sentences
Army and is scheduled to feature more than 6,600 troops, 150 military vehicles and 50 aircraft despite a forecast calling for rain and possible thunderstorms.
Dozens of U.S. aircraft, hundreds of military vehicles, and thousands of soldiers are expected to take part in the parade, followed by a fireworks show.
"You've just got to keep going. I've got a business to run," he said, referring to his mobile coffee van which was hit during the first flood along with neighbours' vehicles.
There was at least one vehicle, a silver Ford SUV with Arizona licence plates, parked on the driveway of an apartment complex.
There, protesters have burned driverless Waymo vehicles, hurled rocks and bottles at police and National Guard members, and shut down the 101 Freeway.
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