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Definitions

vehicle

[vee-i-kuhl, vee-hi-] / ˈvi ɪ kəl, ˈvi hɪ- /
NOUN
machine used for transportation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
automobile bicycle boat bus cab car jeep taxi truck van wagon
STRONG
agent buggy carrier chariot conveyance crate jalopy mechanism motorcycle transport vector wheels
NOUN
means of attaining end
Synonyms
STRONGEST
instrument tool
STRONG
agency agent apparatus channel expedient implement instrumentality intermediary mechanism medium ministry organ vector way
WEAK
means of expression ways and means
Antonyms
WEAK
end goal

Example Sentences

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“Rooster” is a vehicle for Carell, who called the pilot script one of the smartest he’s ever read.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

For you, golf is a serious sport, and for me it is a social vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Police were called to Greenfield Road in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, at 23:50 BST on Friday, after a vehicle was involved in a collision with three teenage boys, two riding a bike and another on a scooter.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

"Christina has been sleeping heads down in the middle of the vehicle, kind of like a bat suspended from our docking tunnel," Wiseman explained, describing their preferred spots for shut-eye.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The crosswinds on the bridges were so fierce that the vehicle shimmied.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.