vehicle
Meaning
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- A conveyance; a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.
- A medium for expression of talent or views.
- A liquid content (e.g., oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint.
- The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.
- An entity to achieve an end.
- A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.
- An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits.
Synonyms
a form of communication
passenger transport
vehicular traffic
bullcart
cat’s-paw
water-channel
fast runner
vehicular language
converyance
flight hardware
conveyance of any kind
automotive vehicle
advertising vehicle
flying vehicle
isotopic carrier
intermediate medium
transporting species
mode of transportation
airborne craft
flight device
flying organ
aerial vehicle
transportation mean
means of communication
Frequency
Hyphenated as
ve‧hi‧cle
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/
Etymology
Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehere (“to carry”).
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