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   Ve·hi·cle

   /ˈvēək(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a thing used for transporting people or goods, especially on land, such as a car, truck, or cart: "the vehicle was sent skidding across the road" Similar automobilemotor vehiclemotorized vehiclemeans of transportconveyancemachineinformal:wheelsheapcratejalopyautohooptie
   • 2. a thing used to express, embody, or fulfill something: "I use paint as a vehicle for my ideas" Similar channelmediummeansmeans of expressionagencyagentinstrumentmechanismorganapparatusstructuremachinemachineryforcecatalystrouteavenuecoursetechniquemethodapproach
   • ▪ a substance that facilitates the use of a drug, pigment, or other material mixed with it: "casein was used as a vehicle for pigments by the medieval painters"
   • ▪ the figurative language used in a metaphor, as distinct from the metaphor's subject.
   • 3. a movie, television program, song, etc., that is intended to display the leading performer to the best advantage: "a vehicle for a star who was one of Hollywood's hottest properties"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French véhicule or Latin vehiculum, from vehere ‘carry’.

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   noun. uk / ˈviːɪkl / us. Add to word list. B1 [ C ] formal. something such as a car or bus that takes people from one place to another, especially using roads. Examples. He lost control of the vehicle. Has the vehicle been reported stolen? The factory turns out more than 600 vehicles a month.

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   noun. uk / ˈviːɪkl / us. Add to word list. B1 [ C ] formal. something such as a car or bus that takes people from one place to another, especially using roads. Examples. He lost control of the vehicle. Has the vehicle been reported stolen? The factory turns out more than 600 vehicles a month.

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   Vehicle definition: any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport. See examples of VEHICLE used in a sentence.

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   1. : a means of carrying or transporting something. planes, trains, and other vehicles. : such as. a. : motor vehicle. b. : a piece of mechanized equipment. 2. : an agent of transmission : carrier. 3. : a medium through which something is expressed, achieved, or displayed. an investment vehicle.

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   vehicle / ˈ viːjəkəl/ noun. plural vehicles. Britannica Dictionary definition of VEHICLE. [count] 1. : a machine that is used to carry people or goods from one place to another. cars, trucks, and other vehicles. a stolen vehicle. The vehicle's driver was severely injured in the crash.

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    Word family (noun) vehicle (adjective) vehicular. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ve‧hi‧cle /ˈviːɪkəl/ S2 W2 AWL noun [ countable] 1 formal a machine with an engine that is used to take people or things from one place to another, such as a car, bus, or truck → motor vehicle a description of the stolen vehicle Have you ...