ve·hi·cle (v   -k l)n. 1. a. A device or structure for transporting persons or things; a conveyance: a space vehicle. b. A self-propelled conveyance that runs on tires; a motor vehicle. 2. A medium through which something is transmitted, expressed, or accomplished: His novels are a vehicle for his political views. 3. The concrete or specific word or phrase that is applied to the tenor of a metaphor and gives the metaphor its figurative power, as walking shadow in "Life's but a walking shadow" (Shakespeare). 4. A play, role, or piece of music used to display the special talents of one performer or company. 5. A substance of no therapeutic value used to convey an active medicine for administration. 6. A substance, such as oil, in which paint pigments are mixed for application. [Latin vehiculum, from vehere, to carry; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.] |
vehicle [ˈviːɪkəl]
n
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) any conveyance in or by which people or objects are transported, esp one fitted with wheels
2. a medium for the expression, communication, or achievement of ideas, information, power, etc.
3. (Medicine / Pharmacology) Pharmacol a therapeutically inactive substance mixed with the active ingredient to give bulk to a medicine
4. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) Also called base a painting medium, such as oil, in which pigments are suspended
5. (Performing Arts / Theatre) (in the performing arts) a play, musical composition, etc., that enables a particular performer to display his talents
6. (Astronautics) a rocket excluding its payload
[from Latin vehiculum, from vehere to carry]
vehicular [vɪˈhɪkjʊlə] adj
A self-propelled, boosted, or towed conveyance for transporting a burden on land or sea or through air or space. See also air cushion vehicle; amphibious vehicle; combat vehicle; commercial vehicle; ground effect machine; remotely piloted vehicle; special-equipment vehicle; special-purpose vehicle; substitute transport-type vehicle; transport vehicle.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objectsbumper car, Dodgem - a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation craft - a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space military vehicle - vehicle used by the armed forces rocket, projectile - any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine skibob - a vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancing sled, sledge, sleigh - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow dashboard, splashboard, splasher - protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. road roller, steamroller - vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC" |
| 2. | 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" medium - a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information | |
| 3. | vehicle - any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man" | |
| 4. | 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 object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" |
vehicle
noun
1. conveyance, machine, motor vehicle, means of transport a vehicle which was somewhere between a tractor and a truck
Related words
fear ochophobia
see aircraft, bicycles, boats and ships, carriages and cartsfear ochophobia
Types of vehicle
aircraft, ambulance, articulated lorry or (informal) artic, autocycle, autorickshaw, barrow, bicycle or (informal) bike, Black Maria, boat, bulldozer, bus, cab, cabriolet, camion, camper (U.S. & Canad.), camper van, car, caravan, carriage, Caterpillar (trademark), chaise, charabanc (Brit.), chariot, coach, combine harvester, Conestoga wagon (U.S. & Canad.), coupé, cycle, delivery van or (U.S. & Canad.) panel truck, Dormobile (trademark), double-decker (chiefly Brit.), dray, dump truck or dumper-truck, dustcart or (U.S. & Canad.) garbage truck, estate car, fire engine, fork-lift truck, gritter (Brit.), hansom or hansom cab, hatchback or hatch, hog (informal), jaunting car or jaunty car, JCB (trademark), Jeep (trademark), jet ski, jinricksha, jinrickshaw, jinrikisha or jinriksha, jitney (U.S., rare), kart, go-cart, or go-kart, kibitka, komatik, koneke (N.Z.), landaulet or landaulette, light engine or (U.S.) wildcat, limousine, litter, locomotive, lorry, low-loader, luge, milk float, minibus, moped, motorbicycle, motorbike, motorbus, motorcar, motor caravan, motorcycle, motor scooter, motor vehicle, off-road vehicle, omnibus, panda car (Brit.), pantechnicon (Brit.), pick-up (Austral. & N.Z.) utility truck, or (informal) ute, police car, postbus, post chaise, pram, racing car, railcar, ratha, rickshaw, roadroller, road train (Austral.), rocket, scooter, scout car, shandrydan, ship, single-decker (Brit.), skibob, sledge or (especially U.S. & Canad.) sled, sleigh, Sno-Cat (trademark), snowmobile, snow plough, space capsule, spacecraft, space probe, spaceship, space shuttle, sports car, stagecoach, steamroller, sulky, tandem, tank, tank engine or locomotive, tanker, tarantass, taxi, telega, three-wheeler, tipper truck or lorry, toboggan, tonga, tourer or (especially U.S.) touring car, traction engine, tractor, trail bike, trailer, train, tram, tramcar, or (U.S. & Canad.) streetcar or trolley car, travois, tricycle, troika, trolley, trolleybus, troop carrier, truck, tumbrel or tumbril, unicycle, van, wagon or waggon, wagonette or waggonette, wheelbarrow Translations
vehicle [ˈviːɪkl] N
1. (= form of transport) → vehículo m
2. (fig) (= means) → vehículo m, medio m, instrumento m (for para) the programme was a vehicle for promoting himself → el programa era un vehículo or medio or instrumento para promocionarse
they see the new constitution as a vehicle for change → ven la nueva constitución como un instrumento de cambio
they see the new constitution as a vehicle for change → ven la nueva constitución como un instrumento de cambio
vehicle [ˈviːɪkəl]
vehicle
n → Fahrzeug nt; (Pharm) → Vehikel nt, → Trägersubstanz f; (Art) → Lösungsmittel nt; (fig: = medium) → Mittel nt, → Vehikel nt (geh); this paper is a vehicle of right-wing opinions → diese Zeitung ist ein Sprachrohr nt → der Rechten; language is the vehicle of thought → die Sprache ist das Medium des Denkens
n vehicle [ˈviəkl]
any means of transport on land, especially on wheels, eg a car, bus, bicycle etc. voertuig مَرْكَبَه، عَرَبَه превозно средство vozidlo køretøj das Fahrzeug όχημα, τροχοφόρο vehículo liiklusvahend وسیله نقلیه ajoneuvo véhicule כְּלִי רֶכֶב सवारी vozilo jármű kendaraan farartæki veicolo 乗り物 수단, 운반구, 차, 탈것 (sausumos) transporto priemonė transporta līdzeklis kenderaan voertuig kjøretøy, transportmiddel pojazd veívulo vehicul транспортное средство vozidlo vozilo vozilo fordon ยานพาหนะ araç, taşıt 車輛 засіб пересування گاڑي xe cộ 运输车辆
vehicle → عَرَبة vůz køretøj Fahrzeug όχημα vehículo ajoneuvo véhicule vozilo veicolo 乗り物 차량 voertuig kjøretøy pojazd veículo транспортное средство fordon ยานพาหนะ araç xe cộ 车辆
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