noun
vehicle
VEE-ih-kuhl
noun
1
A machine used to carry or transport people, goods, or objects, such as a car, truck, or bus.
"The company upgraded its entire fleet of delivery vehicles."
"Police pulled the vehicle over for speeding."
2
A means by which something is expressed, achieved, or carried out.
"The film became a vehicle for the actor's comeback."
3
In medicine or chemistry, the substance that carries or delivers an active ingredient.
"The cream uses a gel vehicle to help the medication absorb into the skin."
How to Use Vehicle
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that carries or transports — literally (a car, truck) or figuratively (a means to an end).
Common pairings
motor vehicle
a vehicle for change
stolen vehicle
Word Forms
vehicled past tense, vehicles plural, vehicles singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum ("carriage"), from vehere ("to carry") — the same root that gives us "vector."