vehicle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɪjɪk(ə)l/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈvɪə̯.kəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈvɪːk(ə)l/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈvɛ.hɪ.kəl/ (Appalachia, Ireland, South-Asia)
- /ˈvɪjək(ə)l/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈvɪː(ə).kəl/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
- /ˈvi.ə.kəl/ (General-American)
- /ˈviˌ(h)ɪ.kəl/ (General-American)
Etymology
Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehō, vehere (“to carry”).
Meanings
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A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.
Both vehicle types will feed that data into artificial intelligence systems that, having been trained through so-called machine learning, will identify, characterize and evaluate external phenomena.
2020 January 1, Adam Hadhazy, “Achieving autonomy”, in Aerospace America, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2025:Floods in northern India, mostly in the small state of Uttarakhand, have wrought disaster on an enormous scale.[…]Rock-filled torrents smashed vehicles and homes, burying victims under rubble and sludge.
2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, archived from the original on 03 Apr 2021, page 28:But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.
2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:
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A guided or aimed mobile object or apparatus, especially if intended or used as a weapon.
In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.
2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, archived from the original on 13 Aug 2025, page 6:kinetic kill vehicle
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A medium for expression of talent or views.
supporting actors in a Steven Spielberg vehicle
- A liquid content (e.g., oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint.
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The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.
an ointment with a petrolatum vehicle
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An entity to achieve an end.
mission service as a vehicle for development of better-rounded worldviews
- A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.
- (Hinduism) An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vehicles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
fuel cell vehicle · kinetic kill vehicle · human-occupied vehicle · e-vehicle · emergency vehicle · battery electric vehicle · ascent vehicle · emotional support vehicle · armoured combat vehicle · light vehicle · vehicle station · special-purpose vehicle · pilot vehicle · alien reproduction vehicle · launch vehicle · antivehicle · zero-emission vehicle · air-cushion vehicle · heavy-duty vehicle · descent vehicle · Earth return vehicle · sport utility vehicle · heavy vehicle · hostile vehicle · electric vehicle · recovery vehicle · autonomous vehicle · vehicle inspection · neighbourhood electric vehicle · optionally piloted vehicle · stock vehicle · armoured fighting vehicle · stovec · transportation network vehicle service · Asian utility vehicle · space vehicle · utility vehicle · landing vehicle tracked · vehophobia · gross vehicle weight rating · basic utility vehicle · ground vehicle · high occupancy vehicle · ground-effect vehicle · neighborhood electric vehicle · vehiclelike · hybrid electric vehicle · air vehicle · tribrid vehicle · intervehicle · vehicular · star-vehicle · high-occupancy vehicle · vehicle identification number · rail vehicle · in-vehicle · public utility vehicle · hypersonic glide vehicle · vehicle crossover · suborbital reusable vehicle · hybrid vehicle · light-duty vehicle · deep-submergence vehicle · relativistic kill vehicle · chase vehicle · motor vehicle · large goods vehicle · armored fighting vehicle · reply vehicle · railway vehicle · new energy vehicle · heavy goods vehicle · utility task vehicle · air cushion vehicle · infantry fighting vehicle · all-terrain vehicle · hydrogen vehicle · peak vehicle requirement · nanovehicle · take-home vehicle · armored combat vehicle · multivehicle · custom vehicle · recreational vehicle · star vehicle · road-rail vehicle
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
motorcycle · crossover SUV · boat · EV · Wheeled land vehicle · wagon · palanquin · FCEV · moped · XUV · motor car · crossover · airplane · glider · becak · motor vehicle · van · battery electric vehicle · auto · bus · SUV · automobile · helicopter · boda-boda · HEV · buggy · bike cab · tram · hybrid electric vehicle · car [⇒hyponyms] · SULEV · PHEV · CUV · train · spacecraft · jinriksha · ship · cart · sport utility vehicle · half-track · watercraft · truck · motorbike · road train · motor home · BEV · craft · tank · vessel · hydrofoil · rickshaw · electric vehicle · cycle rickshaw · bicycle · snowmobile · airship · Aircraft · LEV · dirigible · wain · tractor · velotaxi · crossover utility vehicle · semi · aircraft · tuk-tuk · bike · aeroplane · machine · motorcar · FCV · camper · motor scooter · Watercraft · spaceship · cyclo · lorry · PZEV · pedicab · zeppelin · trishaw · hovercraft · snowcat · combine · jeep
Relateds
vectorial · vectorise · :Category:Vehicles · vector · vectorize
Synonyms
vahan · conveyance · vehicle
Translations (203)
km យានយន្ត (conveyance) · la vehiculum (conveyance) · kn ವಾಹನ (conveyance) · mr वाहन (conveyance) · ru тра́нспортное сре́дство (conveyance) · fi kulkuneuvo (Buddhism: yana) · is farartæki (conveyance) · de Vehikel (conveyance) · da fartøj (conveyance) · hi गाड़ी (conveyance) · th ยานพาหนะ (conveyance) · ka სატრანსპორტო საშუალება (medium) · fi liuotin (binding and drying agent) · az vasitə (conveyance) · de Fuhrwerk (conveyance) · id kendaraan (conveyance) · nrf véhicl'ye (conveyance) · nb kjøretøy (conveyance) · ur وَسِیلَہ (medium) · km ជំនិះ (conveyance) · ar عَرَبَة (conveyance) · fr véhicule (conveyance) · de Transportmittel (conveyance) · lv transportlīdzeklis (conveyance) · de Vehikel (entity to achieve an end) · fi kulkuneuvo (conveyance) · nl voertuig (medium) · fi pohja (pharmaceuticals: main excipient) · es vehículo (Hinduism: animal or plant on which a Hindu deity sits) · de Mittel (medium) · sw gari (conveyance) · fi ajoneuvo (conveyance) · pl pojazd (conveyance) · alt кӧлӱк (conveyance) · nn køyretøy (conveyance) · hi साधन (medium) · sk vozidlo (conveyance) · arz عربية (conveyance) · nrf boulant (conveyance) · ja 乗り物 (conveyance) · de Transportmittel (medium) · mk возило (conveyance) · ko 탈것 (conveyance) · sq automjet (conveyance) · th พาหนะ (conveyance) · el μέσο (conveyance) · rsk превозка (conveyance) · es vehículos (Hinduism: animal or plant on which a Hindu deity sits) · eo veturilo (conveyance) · gl vehículo (conveyance) · lo ຍານພາຫະນະ (conveyance) · ml വാഹനം (conveyance) · yue 車 /车 (conveyance) · mba sakyanan (conveyance) · yai мошин (conveyance) · sv fordon (conveyance) · he אֶמְצָעִי (entity to achieve an end) · nn farkost (conveyance) · mr वाहन (Hinduism: animal or plant on which a Hindu deity sits) · de Trägersubstanz (pharmaceuticals: main excipient) · de Verkehrsmittel (conveyance) · ro vehicul (conveyance) · de Filmbildner (binding and drying agent) · da køretøj (conveyance) · tr araç (conveyance) · es medio de transporte (conveyance) · sq mjet (conveyance) · yi פֿאָרמיטל (conveyance) · txb klenke (conveyance) · he כְּלִי רֶכֶב (conveyance) · nds-de Fohrtüüg (conveyance) · fa-ira وَسیلِه (medium) · ar مَرْكَبَة (conveyance) · eu ibilgailu (conveyance) · yue 車輛 /车辆 (conveyance) · nb farkost (conveyance) · ru сре́дство переда́чи (medium) · pl wehikuł (conveyance) · km យាន (conveyance) · io vehilo (conveyance) · fi ilmaisuväline (medium) · hi वाहन (conveyance) · ar وَسِيلَة (conveyance) · ur گاڑی (conveyance) · km រទេះ (conveyance) · vi xe cộ (conveyance) · bcl lunadan (conveyance) · af voertuig (conveyance) · el φορέας (conveyance) · ka გადამცემი (medium) · uk тра́нспортний за́сіб (conveyance) · dta tergu (conveyance) · km រថ (conveyance) · oc veïcul (conveyance) · tg воситаи нақлиёт (conveyance) · ka სატრანსპორტო საშუალება (conveyance) · sh во̀зило (conveyance) · dmw murdika (conveyance) · de Medium (medium) · fr moyen de transport (conveyance) · bn বাহন (conveyance) · ka საშუალება (medium) · ur سَواری (medium) · io veturo (conveyance) · cmn 媒介 (medium) · sa वाहन (conveyance) · sa यान (conveyance) · de Träger (pharmaceuticals: main excipient) · it mezzo (medium) · de Vehikel (medium) · stq Woain (conveyance) · de Aufhänger (medium) · ckb ترومبێل (conveyance) · yue 媒介 (medium) · ta வண்டி (conveyance) · nl vervoersmiddel (conveyance) · vi xe (conveyance) · hu vivőanyag (pharmaceuticals: main excipient) · he רֶכֶב (conveyance) · ast vehículu (conveyance) · ru перево́зочное сре́дство (conveyance) · ca vehicle (medium) · fi keino (entity to achieve an end) · khb ᦷᦟᧆ (conveyance) · tg мошин (conveyance) · pl wóz (conveyance) · hy փոխադրամիջոց (conveyance) · za ci (conveyance) · evn teggeng (conveyance) · he מַכְשִׁיר (entity to achieve an end) · my ယာဉ် (conveyance) · km រថន័ង (conveyance) · pl środek transportu (conveyance) · mk превозно средство (conveyance) · de Instrument (medium) · xto kursär (conveyance) · grc ὄχημα (conveyance) · tr araç (medium) · da vehikel n farkost (conveyance) · ga feithicil (conveyance) · th รถ (conveyance) · ro mijloc de transport (medium) · bg прево́зно сре́дство (conveyance) · sl vozilo (conveyance) · bg вози́ло (conveyance) · cs vozidlo (conveyance) · ta வாகனம் (conveyance) · ca vehicle (conveyance) · pt veículo (conveyance) · de Fahrzeug (conveyance) · fa-ira وَسیلِهٔ نَقْلِیِه (conveyance) · lb Gefier (conveyance) · ur سَواری (conveyance) · ms kenderaan (conveyance) · it veicolo (conveyance) · be тра́нспартны сро́дак (conveyance) · nl voertuig (conveyance) · ml വണ്ടി (conveyance) · ar وَاسِطَة (conveyance) · cmn 車輛 /车辆 (conveyance) · gl vehículo (medium) · ka ტრანსპორტი (conveyance) · hi वाहन (Hinduism: animal or plant on which a Hindu deity sits) · ht machin (conveyance) · km យន្តយាន (conveyance) · pt veículo (medium) · ja 車両 (conveyance) · el όχημα (conveyance) · de Bindemittel (binding and drying agent) · es vehículo (conveyance) · el μέσο (medium) · tao aleleh (conveyance) · hu közeg (medium) · pt meio (medium) · is ökutæki (conveyance) · lo ລົດ (conveyance) · de Wagen (conveyance) · de Mittel (entity to achieve an end) · lo ພາຫະນະ (conveyance) · ko 차량 (conveyance) · ckb سەیارە (conveyance) · ru проводни́к (medium) · de Gefährt (conveyance) · tr vasıta (conveyance) · km យានជំនិះ (conveyance) · lt važiuõklė (conveyance) · he כְּלִי (entity to achieve an end) · io vehilo (medium) · mi waka (conveyance) · txg 𗀌 (conveyance) · ca mitjà (medium) · ar وَسِيلَةُ النَّقْل (conveyance) · tr vasıta (medium) · hu jármű (conveyance) · ms wahana (medium) · mr गाडी (conveyance) · ru тра́нспортное сре́дство (medium) · ny gálímoto class 9/6 (conveyance) · te వాహనము (conveyance) · tr taşıt (conveyance) · cy cerbyd (conveyance) · ckb ئۆتۆمۆبیل (conveyance) · sh vòzilo (conveyance)