vehicle
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/
ipa: /ˈvɪə̯.kəl/
ipa: /ˈvi.ə.kəl/
ipa: /ˈviˌ(h)ɪ.kəl/
ipa: /ˈvɪː(ə).kəl/
note: Ireland, Indic, Appalachia
ipa: /ˈvɛ.hɪ.kəl/
rhymes: -iːɪkəl
rhymes: -ɪəkəl
rhymes: -iːəkəl
rhymes: -iːɪkəl
rhymes: -iːhɪkəl
rhymes: -ɛhɪkəl
Forms: form: vehicles
Etymology: Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehere (“to carry”).
Senses: examples: text: 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.
ref: 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:
text: 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.
ref: 2013 June 29, “High and wet”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, page 28:
text: 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.
ref: 2013 June 7, Ed Pilkington, “‘Killer robots’ should be banned in advance, UN told”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 6:
glosses: A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals.
examples: text: supporting actors in a Steven Spielberg vehicle
glosses: A medium for expression of talent or views.
glosses: A liquid content (e.g., oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint.
examples: text: an ointment with a petrolatum vehicle
topics: medicine
pharmaceuticals
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.
examples: text: mission service as a vehicle for development of better-rounded worldviews
glosses: An entity to achieve an end.
topics: Buddhism
lifestyle
religion
glosses: A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.
glosses: An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits.
Synonyms: word: vahan
word: vehicle
word: conveyance
Hypernyms: word: artifact
Hyponyms: word: machine
word: Watercraft
word: watercraft
word: boat
word: craft
word: hovercraft
word: hydrofoil
word: ship
word: vessel
word: Wheeled land vehicle
word: auto
word: automobile
word: battery electric vehicle
word: becak
word: BEV
word: bicycle
word: bike
word: bike cab
word: boda-boda
word: buggy
word: bus
word: camper
word: car [⇒hyponyms]
word: cart
word: combine
word: crossover
word: crossover SUV
word: crossover utility vehicle
word: CUV
word: cycle rickshaw
word: cyclo
word: electric vehicle
word: EV
word: FCV
word: FCEV
word: half-track
word: HEV
word: hybrid electric vehicle
word: jeep
word: jinriksha
word: LEV
word: lorry
word: moped
word: motorbike
word: motor car
word: motorcar
word: motor home
word: motor scooter
word: motor vehicle
word: motorcycle
word: palanquin
word: pedicab
word: PHEV
word: PZEV
word: rickshaw
word: road train
word: semi
word: snowcat
word: snowmobile
word: SULEV
word: SUV
word: sport utility vehicle
word: tank
word: tractor
word: train
word: tram
word: trishaw
word: truck
word: tuk-tuk
word: van
word: velotaxi
word: wagon
word: wain
word: XUV
word: Aircraft
word: aircraft
word: aeroplane
word: airplane
word: helicopter
word: glider
word: airship
word: dirigible
word: zeppelin
word: spacecraft
word: spaceship
Derived terms: word: air-cushion vehicle
word: air cushion vehicle
word: air vehicle
word: all-terrain vehicle
word: armored combat vehicle
word: armored fighting vehicle
word: armoured combat vehicle
word: armoured fighting vehicle
word: ascent vehicle
word: Asian utility vehicle
word: autonomous vehicle
word: battery electric vehicle
word: chase vehicle
word: custom vehicle
word: deep-submergence vehicle
word: descent vehicle
word: Earth return vehicle
word: electric vehicle
word: emergency vehicle
word: e-vehicle
word: fuel cell vehicle
word: gross vehicle weight rating
word: ground-effect vehicle
word: ground vehicle
word: heavy-duty vehicle
word: heavy goods vehicle
word: heavy vehicle
word: high-occupancy vehicle
word: high occupancy vehicle
word: hostile vehicle
word: human-occupied vehicle
word: hybrid electric vehicle
word: hybrid vehicle
word: hydrogen vehicle
word: infantry fighting vehicle
word: in-vehicle
word: landing vehicle tracked
word: large goods vehicle
word: launch vehicle
word: light-duty vehicle
word: light vehicle
word: motor vehicle
word: neighborhood electric vehicle
word: neighbourhood electric vehicle
word: new energy vehicle
word: optionally piloted vehicle
word: peak vehicle requirement
word: pilot vehicle
word: public utility vehicle
word: rail vehicle
word: railway vehicle
word: recovery vehicle
english: RV
translation: RV
word: recreational vehicle
word: reply vehicle
word: road-rail vehicle
word: space vehicle
word: special-purpose vehicle
english: SUV
translation: SUV
word: sport utility vehicle
word: star vehicle
word: star-vehicle
word: stock vehicle
word: take-home vehicle
word: transportation network vehicle service
word: tribrid vehicle
word: vehicle identification number
word: vehicle inspection
word: vehicle station
word: vehicular
word: zero-emission vehicle
Related terms: word: vector
word: vectorial
word: vectorise
word: vectorize
word: :Category:Vehicles