vehicle
vehicles
A vehicle gets you or your stuff where it needs to go. Even though the grocery store is only a few block away, you'll probably want to use a vehicle to get there, so you won't have to carry your groceries all the way home.
A vehicle is anything that transports a person or thing, usually a car. But a vehicle can be a truck, a plane, a bus, a blimp or even a shopping cart, anything that transports people or things. Vehicle is also often used in the sense of a medium of expression. For example, if you're an artist, your art is the vehicle for your creative ideas. Some people believe that bread is just a vehicle for mayonnaise.
Definitions of vehicle
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a conveyance that transports people or objects
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Dodgem, bumper car
a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
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craft
a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
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military vehicle
vehicle used by the armed forces
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projectile, rocket
any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
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skibob
a vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancing
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sled, sledge, sleigh
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
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road roller, steamroller
vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
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wheeled vehicle
a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people
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rover
a vehicle for exploring rough terrain, especially a planet or another extraterrestrial body
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aircraft
a vehicle that can fly
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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
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bicycle, bike, cycle, wheel
a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
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bob, bobsled, bobsleigh
a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering mechanism
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bobsled, bobsleigh
formerly two short sleds coupled together
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boneshaker
any wheeled vehicle that is dilapidated and uncomfortable
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caisson
a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition
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car, railcar, railroad car, railway car
a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad
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dog sled, dog sleigh, dogsled
a sled pulled by dogs
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half track
a motor vehicle propelled by half tracks; frequently used by the military
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cart, go-cart, handcart, pushcart
wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels
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horse-drawn vehicle
a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses
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ground-effect machine, hovercraft
a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
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Hum-Vee, Humvee
a high mobility, multipurpose, military vehicle with four-wheel drive
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landing craft
naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment
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luge
a racing sled for one or two people
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missile
a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control
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motor scooter, scooter
a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel
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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
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personnel carrier
a military vehicle (usually armored) for transporting military personnel and their equipment
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picket
a vehicle performing sentinel duty
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pung
a one-horse sleigh consisting of a box on runners
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reconnaissance vehicle, scout car
fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top
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rolling stock
collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier
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scooter
child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot
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self-propelled vehicle
a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion
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skateboard
a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot
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ballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft
a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun
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armored combat vehicle, armoured combat vehicle, army tank, tank
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
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technical
a pickup truck with a gun mounted on it
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research rocket, test instrument vehicle, test rocket
a rocket fired for test purposes
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toboggan
a long narrow sled without runners; boards curve upward in front
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house trailer, trailer
a wheeled vehicle that can be pulled by a car or truck and is equipped for occupancy
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tricycle, trike, velocipede
a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
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troop carrier, troop transport
any land or sea or air vehicle designed to carry troops
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monocycle, unicycle
a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals
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vessel, watercraft
a craft designed for water transportation
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waggon, wagon
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
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coaster wagon, wagon
a child's four-wheeled toy cart sometimes used for coasting
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military plane, warplane
an aircraft designed and used for combat
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combat ship, war vessel, warship
a government ship that is available for waging war
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weapons carrier
military vehicle that is a light truck designed to carry mortars or machine guns and their crews
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welcome wagon
a wheeled vehicle carrying information and gifts from local merchants for new residents in an area
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type of:
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conveyance, transport
something that serves as a means of transportation
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any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it
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type of:
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substance
a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
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substance
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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”
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type of:
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medium
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
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medium
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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
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synonyms:
fomite
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type of:
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object, physical object
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
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object, physical object
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