vehicle

noun

ˈvē-ə-kəl How to pronounce vehicle (audio)
Definition of vehiclenext
1
as in instrumentality
something used to achieve an end used organized protests as a vehicle for change

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2
as in transportation
something used to carry goods or passengers bought a larger vehicle after they had a third baby

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Recent Examples of vehicle Trond Fausa Aurvåg stars as Joe, an ambulance driver who loses his job when self-driving vehicles take over. — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026 Electric vehicles for years have been dogged by worries about fire. — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026 The cameras capture license plate information and other details of passing vehicles. — Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026 Smith allegedly stole the mother’s vehicle and left the home with the child. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vehicle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for vehicle
  1. instrumentality
  2. transportation
  3. instrument
  4. transport
  5. means
  6. agent
  7. machinery
  8. mechanism
Noun
  • Issued by the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, a state instrumentality created under the Wyoming Stable Token Act (2023), FRNT is fully reserved and managed in partnership with Franklin Templeton.
    — Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Holding the weight of cotton’s influence on the world, and thus the instrumentality of Black labor, is painful, yet necessary work.
    — Cierra Black, Essence, 9 July 2025
Definition of instrumentality
Noun
  • By continuously analyzing demand signals, inventory positions, supplier delays and transportation constraints, AI can identify potential problems earlier and help teams adjust replenishment and fulfillment plans before customers feel the impact.
    — Jill Standish, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Higher transportation costs hindered the WFP’s own humanitarian efforts, too.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of transportation
Noun
  • During an operation, a surgeon controls robotic arms fitted with small instruments while viewing the surgical area through a three-dimensional vision system.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In the meantime, the observatory will go through commissioning — testing out its instruments in space and deploying the antenna that will relay Roman’s massive imagery back to Earth.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of instrument
Noun
  • The morality police, which are often accused of extreme policies, recently announced a statewide ban in Sokoto on the use of DJs at events, as well as inappropriate haircuts, extravagant bridal gifts and playing music on public transport.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Diesel exhaust is a carcinogen and has long been a priority for port communities and others along heavy transport routes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of transport
Noun
  • The Gulf states have experimented with ship-to-ship transfers and other means of moving crude around Iranian restrictions.
    — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Living with endometriosis means becoming an expert on highly specialized ingredients and constantly cross-checking product labels.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of means
Noun
  • Rogue OpenAI agents’ unprecedented coordination during the Hugging Face attack significantly increases the risk of AI escaping human control, analysts said, days after investigators released a bombshell report into the incident.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • This was followed by the creation of the Special Operations Executive (SOE) on July 22 to handle espionage and resistance agents, and the first raids were already being carried out.
    — David Szondy August 30, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of agent
Noun
  • Those requirements put the focus on the machinery surrounding the plasma.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The machinery switches on earlier than long assumed, as brain scans of infants reveal.
    — Andrea Gawrylewski, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of machinery
Noun
  • View gallery - 4 images For decades, the recipe for a premium folding bicycle has been to engineer a smart hinge mechanism, choose your metal and fire up the welding torch.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The mechanism is worth understanding because oil is particularly susceptible to it.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of mechanism

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