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Meaning of 'vehicle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vehicle [ n.]
- That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh, bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a means of conveyance upon land.
- That which is used as the instrument of conveyance or communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy.
- A substance in which medicine is taken.
- Any liquid with which a pigment is applied, including whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive substance is combined with it.

Meaning of 'vehicle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . vehicle [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a medium for the expression or achievement of something
Example in sentence:
  • a congregation is a vehicle of group identity;
  • his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views;
  • the play was just a vehicle to display her talents

Nearby Words:

vehemence vehemency vehement vehemently vehicled vehicular vehiculary vehiculate vehiculation vehiculatory

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