vehicle

/ˈvi.ə.kəl/
nounverb

A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.

  2. A guided or aimed mobile object or apparatus, especially if intended or used as a weapon.

    “kinetic kill vehicle”

  3. A medium for expression of talent or views.

    “supporting actors in a Steven Spielberg vehicle”

  4. A liquid content (e.g., oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint.

Verb 2 meanings

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

  2. To travel in a vehicle.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehō, vehere (“to carry”).

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VEHICLE at a glance

VEHICLE has 7 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (V 4 + E 1 + H 4 + I 1 + C 3 + L 1 + E 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,758 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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