Vehicle Definition
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English
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From French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehere (“to carry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /viːəkl/
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Noun
vehicle (plural vehicles)
- A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.
- A medium for expression of talent or views.
- A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint. (FM 55-501).
- (Hinduism) An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits
- An entity to achieve an end.
- (Buddhism) A yana.
Synonyms
- (Hinduism): vahan
Hyponyms
- See also Wikisaurus:vehicle
Derived terms
- long vehicle
- vehicular
Related terms
External links
- vehicle in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- vehicle in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- vehicle at OneLook Dictionary Search
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Noun
vehicle m. (plural vehicles)
- vehicle
Related terms
- vehiculació
- vehicular
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