Meaning & use

vehicle

noun·Everyday

A machine, usually with wheels or an engine, used to transport people or goods.

See it in a sentence

The company replaced its entire fleet of delivery vehicles with electric models.

Music became his vehicle for expressing feelings he could not put into words.

A note on using this word

Vehicle also has a figurative sense meaning a means of expressing, achieving, or spreading something, as in "a vehicle for change."

Words with a similar meaning

automobileconveyance

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