VEHICLE


Meaning of VEHICLE in English

■ noun

1》 a thing used for transporting people or goods on land, e.g. a car, truck, or cart.

2》 a means of expressing, embodying, or fulfilling something.

↘a substance that facilitates the use of a drug, pigment, or other material mixed with it.

3》 a film, programme, song, etc., intended to display the leading performer to the best advantage.

Derivatives

vehicular vɪ'hɪkjʊlə adjective

Origin

C17: from Fr. véhicule or L. vehiculum , from vehere 'carry'.

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