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| definition 1: |
a device used to transport people or things.
You need a license to drive most motorized vehicles.The road was filled cars and buses and every other kind of vehicle.
- synonyms:
- conveyance
- similar words:
- car, transport, transportation
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| definition 2: |
a means of transmitting, achieving, or expressing; medium.
The magazine served as a vehicle for political expression.Shakespeare uses this character as a vehicle for humor.The studio saw the film as the perfect vehicle to launch their new star.- synonyms:
- instrument, medium, tool
- similar words:
- device, expedient, means, mechanism
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| related words: |
automobile, cab, car, medium, vessel |
adjective + (n.)vehicle
abandoned,
advanced,
alternative,
amphibious,
armored,
autonomous,
best-selling,
civilian,
compact,
conventional,
driving,
efficient,
electric,
four-wheel-drive,
fuel-cell,
hybrid,
luxury,
motorized,
moving,
off-road,
oncoming,
passing,
plug-in,
recreational,
reusable,
robotic,
stolen,
underwater,
unmanned,
used,
wheeled
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verb + (n.)vehicle
operate, purchase, rent, repair, steal, tire, tow
(n.)vehicle
+ verb
collide, crash, drive, equip, park, power, register, speed, transport, travel
noun + (n.)vehicle
aerial,
armor,
assault,
automobile,
battery,
combat,
convoy,
delivery,
diesel,
driver,
emergency,
entrance,
exploration,
fighting,
fleet,
fuel,
gasoline,
helicopter,
hybrid,
hydrogen,
kill,
launch,
minivan,
motor,
occupant,
passenger,
patrol,
prototype,
re-entry,
rescue,
simile,
sport,
tank,
transport,
transportation,
truck,
utility,
wheelchair
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broader category that includes vehicles |
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transportation |
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some actions of vehicles |
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drive, go, haul, journey, move, progress, tow, transport, travel |
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some examples of vehicles |
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airplane, airship, automobile, bicycle, blimp, boat, bus, camper, car, carriage, cart, chariot, fire engine, glider, hang glider, helicopter, jeep, pickup, ship, snowmobile, tank, tractor, trailer, train, tram, trolley, truck, van |
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some people associated with vehicles |
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driver, passenger |
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some places for vehicles |
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air, garage, path, sidewalk, station, terminal, track, trail, waterway |
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some things typically transported in vehicles |
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cargo, freight, person |
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