vehicle - Definition | Dictionary definition of vehicle

Definition of vehicle

Nouns

a conveyance that transports people or objects

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United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber; B-52
United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber; Graf Zeppelin
a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs; Merrimac
an ironclad vessel built by the Confederate forces in the hope of breaking the blockade imposed by the North; Monitor
an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac; H.M.S. Bounty
a ship of the British navy; in 1789 part of the crew mutinied against their commander William Bligh and set him afloat in an open boat; Mayflower
the ship in which the Pilgrim Fathers sailed from England to Massachusetts in 1620; USS Cole
a United States destroyer; Old Ironsides
a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston; B-52
United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber; USS Cole
a United States destroyer; Old Ironsides
a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston

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a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged; craft
a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space; aircraft
a vehicle that can fly; ground-effect machine, hovercraft
a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines; landing craft
naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment; ballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft
a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun; vessel, watercraft
a craft designed for water transportation; military vehicle
vehicle used by the armed forces; caisson
a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition; half track
a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks; frequently used by the military; Hum-Vee, Humvee
a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive; personnel carrier
a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment; picket
a vehicle performing sentinel duty; reconnaissance vehicle, scout car
fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top; armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle, army tank, tank
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads; technical
a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it; troop carrier, troop transport
any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops; military plane, warplane
an aircraft designed and used for combat; combat ship, war vessel, warship
a government ship that is available for waging war; weapons carrier
military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews; projectile, rocket
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine; missile
a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control; multistage rocket, step rocket
a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted; research rocket, test instrument vehicle, test rocket
a rocket fired for test purposes; 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; bob, bobsled, bobsleigh
a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism; bobsled, bobsleigh
formerly two short sleds coupled together; dog sled, dog sleigh, dogsled
a sled pulled by dogs; luge
a racing sled for one or two people; pung
a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners; toboggan
a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front; 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; baby buggy, baby carriage, carriage, go-cart, perambulator, pram, pushchair, pusher, stroller
a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around; bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals; boneshaker
any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable; car, railcar, railroad car, railway car
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; cart, go-cart, handcart, pushcart
wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; horse-drawn vehicle
a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses; motor scooter, scooter
a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel; rolling stock
collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier; scooter
child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot; self-propelled vehicle
a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion; skateboard
a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot; house trailer, trailer
a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy; tricycle, trike, velocipede
a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals; monocycle, unicycle
a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals; waggon, wagon
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor; coaster wagon, wagon
a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting; welcome wagon
a wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an area