vehicle
noun
ve·hi·cle
ˈvē-ə-kəl 
also
ˈvē-ˌhi-kəl
1
: a means of carrying or transporting something
planes, trains, and other vehicles
: such as
a
b
: a piece of mechanized equipment
2
: an agent of transmission : carrier
3
: a medium through which something is expressed, achieved, or displayed
an investment vehicle
especially
: a work created especially to display the talents of a particular performer
4
a
: an inert medium (such as a syrup) in which a medicinally active agent is administered
b
: any of various media acting usually as solvents, carriers, or binders for active ingredients or pigments
Examples of vehicle in a Sentence
cars, trucks, and other vehicles
The vehicle's driver was severely injured in the crash.
Have you seen his new car? It's a fine-looking vehicle.
Water and insects can be vehicles of infection.
art as a vehicle for self-expression
Words and pictures are vehicles of communication.
These big-budget movies are star vehicles for well-known actors.
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In response, Musk has floated – and then retracted – the idea of decommissioning a SpaceX vehicle critical to NASA's spaceflight program.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Then the line of tactical vehicles and trucks backed out and left in the other direction.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Schorsch, of Minneapolis, heard from his wife about armored vehicles and the large amount of law enforcement gathered Tuesday.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
These have much larger batteries and can effectively function as battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for all but the longest journeys.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 June 2025
Then the line of tactical vehicles and trucks backed out and left in the other direction.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Schorsch, of Minneapolis, heard from his wife about armored vehicles and the large amount of law enforcement gathered Tuesday.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 7 June 2025
These have much larger batteries and can effectively function as battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for all but the longest journeys.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for vehicle
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“Vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vehicle. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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vehicle
noun
ve·hi·cle
ˈvē-ˌ(h)ik-əl
ˈvē-ə-kəl
ˈvē-ə-kəl
1
: a means by which something is passed along, expressed, achieved, or shown
movies are vehicles of ideas
2
: something used to transport persons or goods
a space vehicle
Medical Definition
vehicle
noun
ve·hi·cle
ˈvē-ˌ(h)ik-əl
ˈvē-ə-kəl
ˈvē-ə-kəl
1
: an inert medium in which a medicinally active agent is administered
2
: an agent of transmission
a vehicle of infection
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