vehículo

Definitions of vehículo
  1. noun
    a conveyance that transports people or objects
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    B-52
    United States military aircraft; B- stands for bomber
    zeppelín
    a large rigid dirigible designed to carry passengers or bombs
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    autos de choque
    a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
    nave
    a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
    vehículo militar
    vehicle used by the armed forces
    cohete
    any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
    esquibob, skibob
    a vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancing
    trineo
    a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
    apisonador, apisonadora, cilindradora
    vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
    vehículo de ruedas
    a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people
    aeronave
    a vehicle that can fly
    cochecito, cochecito de bebé, cochecito de niño, sillita de niño
    a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
    bicicleta, ciclo, ciclomotor
    a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
    bobsleigh
    a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
    bobsleigh
    formerly two short sleds coupled together
    cacharro, carraca, trasto
    any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable
    vagón
    a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
    carretilla
    wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels
    aerodeslizador, hidrodeslizador, hovercraft
    a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
    misil
    a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
    scooter, vespa
    a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel
    patinete
    child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot
    monopatín, patín
    a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot
    astronave, cosmonave, nave, nave espacial
    a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
    carro de combate, tanque
    an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
    tobogán
    a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
    triciclo
    a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
    nave
    a craft designed for water transportation
    remolque
    any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
    barco de guerra, buque de guerra
    a government ship that is available for waging war
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    medio de transporte, transporte
    something that serves as a means of transportation
  2. noun
    a medium for the expression or achievement of something
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    type of:
    medio de comunicación
    a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
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