Vehicle
[ˈviːəkl] or [ˈviːhɪkl]
Definition
(noun.) a conveyance that transports people or objects.
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it.
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Definition
(n.) That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon land.
(n.) That which is used as the instrument of conveyance or communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy.
(n.) A substance in which medicine is taken.
(n.) Any liquid with which a pigment is applied, including whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive substance is combined with it.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Carriage, conveyance.[2]. Medium, instrument.
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Definition
n. any kind of carriage or conveyance: that which is used to convey: (med.) a substance in which a medicine is taken: (paint.) a liquid used to render colours varnishes &c. fit for use.—adjs. Vehic′ūlar -y pertaining to or serving as a vehicle.—v.t. Vehic′ūlate (rare) to ride in a vehicle.—n. Vehicūlā′tion.—adj. Vehic′ūlātōry.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To ride in a vehicle while dreaming, foretells threatened loss, or illness. To be thrown from one, foretells hasty and unpleasant news. To see a broken one, signals failure in important affairs. To buy one, you will reinstate yourself in your former position. To sell one, denotes unfavorable change in affairs.
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Examples
- But the wheels had hard tires, the roads and many of the streets were not smooth, the vehicle got the name of the bone-breaker and its use ceased. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- He had invented, he informed us, a new mixture to moisten paint with, which he described as a vehicle. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- But there was no support for the rider's feet, and the vehicle was propelled by thrusting his feet alternately against the ground. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The Pennington machine was the first-known vehicle to attempt the use of gasoline. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I had assured myself that the man was sober as well as civil before I let her enter the vehicle. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- As soon as the vehicle and its driver had withdrawn so far as to be beyond all possible reach of her voice, Mrs. Yeobright turned to her niece. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Denis Johnson patented in England in 1818 a similar vehicle which he named the Pedestrian Curricle. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- He further gave me leave to get into the inside, as the vehicle was empty: I entered, was shut in, and it rolled on its way. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- The true definition of the bicycle is a two-wheeled vehicle, with one wheel in front and the other in the rear, and both in the same vertical plane. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- While they are so conversing, a hackney-coach drives into the square, on the box of which vehicle a very tall hat makes itself manifest to the public. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He was again passed by the two men, one going out and the other coming in; got into the vehicle he had left waiting, and was driven away. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- About noon, I saw coming towards the house a kind of vehicle drawn like a sledge by four _Yahoos_. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- Several of the pleasure-car manufacturers took advantage of the awakening interest and added a commercial vehicle section to their plants. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I do my best; and have done it, and will do it, was the answer: he shut up the chaise door, and the vehicle drove away. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He misunderstood me, seized the trunk indicated, and was about to hoist it on the vehicle. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Thus as to steam it was first applied to the raising of water from mines and then to road vehicles. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Electric Vehicles. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It moved entirely under its own power, could climb hills and could travel on the level road at speeds which had never before been exhibited by vehicles of that type. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Mr. Moore lifted his lantern and looked into the vehicles. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Some train had newly arrived in Coketown, which had put a number of vehicles in motion, and scattered a considerable bustle about the town. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- Counting both pleasure and business vehicles, the borough of Manhattan boasted about 2,500 storage-battery driven wagons in active use. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The bridge is divided into five avenues: one central one for foot passengers, two outer ones for vehicles, and the others for the street cars. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Then the car was over the bridge and out of sight behind the trees and the abandoned vehicles on the road. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The column of vehicles did not move but the troops kept passing alongside. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- There were thousands upon thousands of vehicles abroad, and the scene was full of life and gaiety. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- There was little or no interest in motor vehicles of any description in that period of the early nineties, consequently the Pennington efforts were fruitless. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- These latter gentry stood outside--stood quietly by their long line of vehicles and said never a word. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Here, too, were found vehicles of a great variety for the comfort and convenience of every family, from the smallest to the largest means. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- We passed two British ambulances, abandoned in the block of vehicles. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The column did not move, although, on the other side beyond the stalled vehicles I could see the troops moving. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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