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véhicule à roue

Definitions of véhicule à roue
  1. noun
    a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people
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    types:
    gabare, landau, poussette
    a small vehicle with four wheels in which a baby or child is pushed around
    bicyclette, vélo
    a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
    wagon
    a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
    charrette à bras
    wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels
    scooter
    a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel
    tricycle
    a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
    chariot
    any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
    brouette
    a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels
    carrosse
    a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses
    charrette
    a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
    roulotte bâchée
    a large wagon with broad wheels and an arched canvas top; used by the United States pioneers to cross the prairies in the 19th century
    wagon de marchandises
    a railway car that carries freight
    chariot, diable
    a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top; used to move crates or other heavy objects
    locomotive
    a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
    véhicule à moteur
    a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails
    car, voiture
    a railcar where passengers ride
    tram
    a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
    tracteur
    a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications
    type of:
    container
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
    véhicule
    a conveyance that transports people or objects
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