vehicle (ˈviːɪkəll
)
Definitions
noun
- any conveyance in or by which people or objects are transported, esp one fitted with wheels
- a medium for the expression, communication, or achievement of ideas, information, power, etc
- pharmacology a therapeutically inactive substance mixed with the active ingredient to give bulk to a medicine
- Also called
base a painting medium, such as oil, in which pigments are suspended - (in the performing arts) a play, musical composition, etc, that enables a particular performer to display his talents
- a rocket excluding its payload
Alternative Forms
vehicular (vɪˈhɪkjʊlə) adjective Word Origin
C17: from Latin vehiculum, from vehere to carryTranslations
- British English:
vehicle
A vehicle is a machine with an engine, for example a car, that carries people or things from place to place.There are too many vehicles on the road.ˈviːɪkl NOUN There are too many vehicles on the road.
- Spanish:
vehículo
nm
- French:
véhicule
nm
- German:
Fahrzeug
nnt
- Chinese: 车辆 n
- Arabic: سَيَّارَة n
- Portuguese: veículo nm
- Russian: транспортное средство nnt
- Croatian: vozilo nnt
- Czech: vůz nm
- Danish: køretøj nnt
- Dutch: voertuig nnt
- Finnish: ajoneuvo n
- Greek: όχημα nnt
- Italian: veicolo nm
- Japanese: 乗り物 n
- Korean: 차량 n
- Norwegian: kjøretøy nnt
- Polish: pojazd nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: veículo nm
- European Spanish:
vehículo
nm
- Swedish: fordon nnt
- Thai: ยานพาหนะ n
- Turkish: araç n
- Vietnamese: xe cộ n
Usage examples
By the time he was down in the valley the vehicle behind had vanished.
, LOST SUMMER (2002)From four accident databases in the US they extracted information about accidents where one vehicle collided with one pedestrian.
New Scientist (2003)But even if such anger exists it is difficult for the ordinary teacher to find a vehicle to express it.
Irish Times (2002)Their camouflaged jeep had all the appearance of a military vehicle.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Television was to prove another vehicle for widening the Met's support nationally.
, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)