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vehicle

ve·hicle

UK/ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/ US/ˈvɪə̯.kəl/ common

noun

1.

a conveyance that transports people or objects

2.

a medium for the expression or achievement of something

  • “his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views”
  • “a congregation is a vehicle of group identity”
  • “the play was just a vehicle to display her talents”
3.

any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another

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Origin

Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehō, vehere (“to carry”).

Phrases

  • air cushion vehicle
  • air vehicle
  • air-cushion vehicle
  • alien reproduction vehicle
  • all-terrain vehicle
  • armored combat vehicle
  • armored fighting vehicle
  • armoured combat vehicle

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