Definitions for vehicle
ˈvi ɪ kəl or, sometimes, ˈvi hɪ-ve·hi·cle

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. vehicle(noun)

   a conveyance that transports people or objects

2. vehicle(noun)

   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. vehicle(noun)

   any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it

4. fomite, vehicle(noun)

   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

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. vehicle(Noun)

   A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.

2. vehicle(Noun)

   A medium for expression of talent or views.

3. vehicle(Noun)

   A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint. (FM 55-501).

4. vehicle(Noun)

   An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits

5. vehicle(Noun)

   An entity to achieve an end.

6. vehicle(Noun)

   A yana.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Vehicle(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [L. vehiculum, fr. vehere to carry; akin to E. way, wain. See Way, n., and cf. Convex, Inveigh, Veil, Vex.]

2. Vehicle(noun)

   that which is used as the instrument of conveyance or communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy

   Etymology: [L. vehiculum, fr. vehere to carry; akin to E. way, wain. See Way, n., and cf. Convex, Inveigh, Veil, Vex.]

3. Vehicle(noun)

   a substance in which medicine is taken

   Etymology: [L. vehiculum, fr. vehere to carry; akin to E. way, wain. See Way, n., and cf. Convex, Inveigh, Veil, Vex.]

4. Vehicle(noun)

   any liquid with which a pigment is applied, including whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive substance is combined with it

   Etymology: [L. vehiculum, fr. vehere to carry; akin to E. way, wain. See Way, n., and cf. Convex, Inveigh, Veil, Vex.]

Freebase(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Vehicle

   A vehicle is a mobile machine that transports passengers or cargo. Most often, vehicles are manufactured, such as bicycles, cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles, trains, ships, boats and aircraft. Vehicles that do not travel on land often are called craft, such as watercraft, sailcraft, aircraft, hovercraft, and spacecraft. Land vehicles are classified broadly by what is used to apply steering and drive forces against the ground: wheeled, tracked, railed or skied. ISO 3833-1977 is the standard, also internationally used in legislation, for road vehicles types, terms and definitions.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Vehicle

   vē′hi-kl, n. any kind of carriage or conveyance: that which is used to convey: (med.) a substance in which a medicine is taken: (paint.) a liquid used to render colours, varnishes, &c. fit for use.—adjs. Vehic′ūlar, -y, pertaining to or serving as a vehicle.—v.t. Vehic′ūlate (rare), to ride in a vehicle.—n. Vehicūlā′tion.—adj. Vehic′ūlātōry. [L. vehiculum—vehĕre, to carry.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. vehicle

   A type of machine, device, or form of transport created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, elements, shapes, sizes and styles.

   There are various types of vehicles e.g. cars, tractors, lorry, truck etc.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 25, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'vehicle' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2505

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'vehicle' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2229

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'vehicle' in Nouns Frequency: #644

How to pronounce vehicle?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say vehicle in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of vehicle in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of vehicle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of vehicle in a Sentence

1. Stephen A. Brennan:

   Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.

2. Nueces County Sheriff J.C. Hooper:

   Shortly after daylight we were able to locate the vehicle, they did find six deceased, five seriously injured, and evidence that more walked away.

3. Nickey Janse van Rensburg:

   The vehicle is used as a platform to promote renewable energy, demonstrating what can be done and inspiring communities to imagine a clean future and to build it themselves.

4. Ryan Hanretty:

   This money will be paid by California's hardworking families to protect big business profits and finance projects for the 4 percent of the vehicle market whose average incomes exceed $100,000 annually.

5. Britton Hayes:

   We started to notice the cheetahs became curious of the vehicle; but it was too late to drive away or anything like that because you don’t want to startle the animals, because that’s when things usually go wrong.

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