vehicle
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/, /ˈvɪə̯.kəl/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈvi.ə.kəl/, /ˈviˌ(h)ɪ.kəl/
  • (Australia) IPA: /ˈvɪː(ə).kəl/
  • (IE) IPA: /ˈvɛ.hɪ.kəl/
Noun

vehicle (plural vehicles)

  1. A conveyance; a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.
  2. A medium for expression of talent or views.
    supporting actors in a Steven Spielberg vehicle
  3. A liquid content (e.g., oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint.
  4. (pharmaceuticals) The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.
    an ointment with a petrolatum vehicle
  5. An entity to achieve an end.
    mission service as a vehicle for development of better-rounded worldviews
  6. (Buddhism) A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.
  7. (Hinduism) An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits.
Synonyms
  • (Hinduism) vahan
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vehicle (vehicles, present participle vehicling; simple past and past participle vehicled)

  1. To transport in a vehicle, or as if in a vehicle.
  2. To travel in a vehicle.



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