Definitions of vehicle [ˈvi ɪ kəl or, sometimes, ˈvi hɪ-]

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Definition of 'vehicle'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) vehicle
any means in or by which someone or something is carried or conveyed:
a motor vehicle.

2.  vehicle
a conveyance moving on wheels, runners, or the like, as an automobile.

3.  vehicle
a means of transmission or passage:
Air is the vehicle of sound.

4.  vehicle
a medium of communication, expression, or display:
Language is the vehicle of thought.

5.  vehicle
a play, screenplay, or other work with a role designed or especially well-suited to display the talents of a particular performer.

6.  vehicle
a chemically inert substance used as a medium for active remedies.

7.  vehicle
a liquid, as oil, in which a paint pigment is mixed before being applied to a surface.

Etymology: (1605–15; < L vehiculum=veh(ere) to convey +-i- -i - +-culum -cle²)

Definition of 'vehicle'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) vehicle
a conveyance that transports people or objects

2. (noun) vehicle
a medium for the expression or achievement of something
"his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views"; "a congregation is a vehicle of group identity"; "the play was just a vehicle to display her talents"

3. (noun) vehicle
any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it

4. (noun) fomite, vehicle
any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another

Definition of 'vehicle'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) vehicle
sth you drive such as a car, truck, etc.
a military vehicle; Please stay in your vehicle.

2. vehicle
sth used to achieve or communicate sth
a vehicle for change/democracy; e-learning as a vehicle for community education

Definition of 'vehicle'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) vehicle
that in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon land

2. (noun) vehicle
that which is used as the instrument of conveyance or communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy

3. (noun) vehicle
a substance in which medicine is taken

4. (noun) vehicle
any liquid with which a pigment is applied, including whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive substance is combined with it

Translation of 'vehicle'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: any means of transport on land, especially on wheels, eg a car, bus, bicycle etc.
Afrikaans: voertuig	Arabic: مَرْكَبَه، عَرَبَه	Bulgarian: превозно средство
Brazilian: veículo	Czech: vozidlo	German: das Fahrzeug
Danish: køretøj	Greek: όχημα, τροχοφόρο	Spanish: vehículo
Estonian: liiklusvahend	Farsi: وسیله نقلیه	Finnish: ajoneuvo
French: véhicule	Hebrew: כְּלִי רֶכֶב	Hindi: सवारी
Croatian: vozilo	Hungarian: jármű	Indonesian: kendaraan
Icelandic: farartæki	Italian: veicolo	Japanese: 乗り物
Korean: 수단, 운반구, 차, 탈것	Lithuanian: (sausumos) transporto pri	Latvian: transporta līdzeklis
Malay: kenderaan	Dutch: voertuig	Norwegian: kjøretøy, transportmiddel
Polish: pojazd	Persian: وسیله نقلیه	Pashto: ګاډۍ، دوړلو را وړلو وسيله
Portuguese: veívulo	Romanian: vehicul	Russian: транспортное средство
Slovak: vozidlo	Slovenian: vozilo	Serbian: vozilo
Swedish: fordon	Thai: ยานพาหนะ	Turkish: araç, taşıt
Taiwanese: 車輛	Ukrainian: засіб пересування	Urdu: گاڑي
Vietnamese: xe cộ	Chinese: 车辆，交通工具
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