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V0045200 (vē′ĭ-kəl)n.1. a. A device or structure for transporting persons or things; a conveyance: a space vehicle.b. A self-propelled conveyance that runs on tires; a motor vehicle.2. A medium through which something is transmitted, expressed, or accomplished: His novels are a vehicle for his political views.3. The concrete or specific word or phrase that is applied to the tenor of a metaphor and gives the metaphor its figurative power, as walking shadow in "Life's but a walking shadow" (Shakespeare).4. A play, role, or piece of music used to display the special talents of one performer or company.5. An inactive substance that is combined with an active medication to facilitate administration.6. A substance, such as oil, in which paint pigments are mixed for application.

[Latin vehiculum, from vehere, to carry; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

vehicle

(ˈviːɪkəl) n1. (Automotive Engineering) any conveyance in or by which people or objects are transported, esp one fitted with wheels2. a medium for the expression, communication, or achievement of ideas, information, power, etc3. (Pharmacology) pharmacol a therapeutically inactive substance mixed with the active ingredient to give bulk to a medicine4. (Art Terms) Also called: base a painting medium, such as oil, in which pigments are suspended5. (Theatre) (in the performing arts) a play, musical composition, etc, that enables a particular performer to display his talents6. (Astronautics) a rocket excluding its payload[C17: from Latin vehiculum, from vehere to carry] vehicular adj

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(ˈvi ɪ kəl or, sometimes, ˈvi hɪ-)

n. 1. any means in or by which someone or something is carried or conveyed: a motor vehicle. 2. a conveyance moving on wheels, runners, or the like, as an automobile. 3. a means of transmission or passage: Air is the vehicle of sound. 4. a medium of communication, expression, or display: Language is the vehicle of thought. 5. a play, screenplay, or other work with a role designed or especially well-suited to display the talents of a particular performer. 6. a chemically inert substance used as a medium for active remedies. 7. a liquid, as oil, in which a paint pigment is mixed before being applied to a surface. [1605–15; < Latin vehiculum=veh(ere) to convey + -i- -i- + -culum -cle²]

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A self-propelled, boosted, or towed conveyance for transporting a burden on land or sea or through air or space. See also air cushion vehicle; amphibious vehicle; combat vehicle; commercial vehicle; ground effect machine; remotely piloted vehicle; special-equipment vehicle; special-purpose vehicle; substitute transport-type vehicle; transport vehicle.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vehicle - a conveyance that transports people or objectsbumper car, Dodgem - a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodgedtransport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportationcraft - a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer spacemilitary vehicle - vehicle used by the armed forcesrocket, projectile - any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engineskibob - a vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancingsled, sledge, sleigh - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snowdashboard, splashboard, splasher - protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.road roller, steamroller - vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavementswheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"
	2.	vehicle - 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"medium - a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
	3.	vehicle - any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with itsubstance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties; "shigella is one of the most toxic substances known to man"
	4.	vehicle - 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 anotherfomiteobject, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"

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noun1. conveyance, machine, motor vehicle, means of transport a vehicle which was somewhere between a tractor and a truck2. medium, means, channel, mechanism, organ, apparatus, means of expression Her art became a vehicle for her political beliefs.Related words
fear ochophobia see aircraft, bicycles, boats and ships, carriages and carts

Types of vehicle

aircraft, ambulance, articulated lorry or (informal) artic, autocycle, autorickshaw, barrow, bicycle or (informal) bike, Black Maria, boat, bulldozer, bus, cab, cabriolet, camion, camper (U.S. & Canad.), camper van, car, caravan, carriage, Caterpillar (trademark), chaise, charabanc (Brit.), chariot, coach, combine harvester, Conestoga wagon (U.S. & Canad.), coupé, cycle, delivery van or (U.S. & Canad.) panel truck, Dormobile (trademark), double-decker (chiefly Brit.), dray, dump truck or dumper-truck, dustcart or (U.S. & Canad.) garbage truck, estate car, fire engine, fork-lift truck, gritter (Brit.), hansom or hansom cab, hatchback or hatch, hog (informal), jaunting car or jaunty car, JCB (trademark), Jeep (trademark), jet ski, jinricksha, jinrickshaw, jinrikisha or jinriksha, jitney (U.S., rare), kart, go-cart, or go-kart, kibitka, komatik, koneke (N.Z.), landaulet or landaulette, light engine or (U.S.) wildcat, limousine, litter, locomotive, lorry, low-loader, luge, milk float, minibus, moped, motorbicycle, motorbike, motorbus, motorcar, motor caravan, motorcycle, motor scooter, motor vehicle, off-road vehicle, omnibus, panda car (Brit.), pantechnicon (Brit.), pick-up (Austral. & N.Z.) utility truck, or (informal) ute, police car, postbus, post chaise, pram, racing car, railcar, ratha, rickshaw, roadroller, road train (Austral.), rocket, scooter, scout car, shandrydan, ship, single-decker (Brit.), skibob, sledge or (especially U.S. & Canad.) sled, sleigh, Sno-Cat (trademark), snowmobile, snow plough, space capsule, spacecraft, space probe, spaceship, space shuttle, sports car, stagecoach, steamroller, sulky, tandem, tank, tank engine or locomotive, tanker, tarantass, taxi, telega, three-wheeler, tipper truck or lorry, toboggan, tonga, tourer or (especially U.S.) touring car, traction engine, tractor, trail bike, trailer, train, tram, tramcar, or (U.S. & Canad.) streetcar or trolley car, travois, tricycle, troika, trolley, trolleybus, troop carrier, truck, tumbrel or tumbril, unicycle, van, wagon or waggon, wagonette or waggonette, wheelbarrow

Translations

车辆交通工具

vehicle

(ˈviəkl) noun any means of transport on land, especially on wheels, eg a car, bus, bicycle etc. 车辆，交通工具

vehicle

→ 车辆zhCN

Vehicle rental (US)
Vehicle hire (UK) → 租车
Here are my vehicle documents → 这是我的汽车资料

vehicle

[ve´ĭ-k'l] 1. excipient.2. any medium through which an impulse is propagated.

ve·hi·cle

(vē'hi-kĕl), 1. An excipient or a menstruum; a substance, usually without therapeutic action, used as a medium to give bulk for the administration of medicines. 2. An inanimate substance (for example, food, milk, dust, clothing, instrument) by which or on which an infectious agent passes from an infected to a susceptible host; vehicles consequently act as important sources of infection. [L. vehiculum, a conveyance, fr. veho, to carry]

vehicle

(vē′ĭ-kəl)n. An inactive substance that is combined with an active medication to facilitate administration.

vehicle

Epidemiology An inanimate intermediate in the indirect transmission of a pathogen from a reservoir or infected host to a susceptible host; vehicles include foods, clothing, instruments. Cf Vector Pharmacology An inert carrier or excipient for a therapeutic agent–eg, water, alcohol-containing elixirs or a sweetened syrup, which provides bulk or solubilizes a drug, facilitating deglutition. Cf Carrier, Schlepper, Vector.

ve·hi·cle

(vē'i-kĕl) 1. An excipient or a menstruum; a substance, usually without therapeutic action, used as a medium to give bulk for the administration of medicines. 2. An inanimate substance (e.g., food, milk, dust, clothing, instrument) by or on which an infectious agent passes from an infected to a susceptible host. [L. vehiculum, a conveyance, fr. veho, to carry]

vehicle

an inanimate carrier of an infection from one host to another.

ve·hi·cle

(vē'i-kĕl) 1. An excipient or a menstruum; a substance, usually without therapeutic action, used as a medium to give bulk for the administration of medicines. 2. An inanimate substance by or on which an infectious agent passes from an infected to a susceptible host. [L. vehiculum, a conveyance, fr. veho, to carry]

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noun conveyance

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noun a conveyance that transports people or objects

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noun a medium for the expression or achievement of something

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noun any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it

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noun any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc

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