vehicle
n. countablen. a machine with wheels or an engine that carries people or things from one place to another. Cars, buses, and trucks are all types of vehicles.
n. a machine or device used for transporting people or goods, especially on land. In a broader or technical sense, it refers to a medium used to express or transmit something.
The police stopped the vehicle for speeding.
Emergency vehicles like ambulances and fire trucks have the right of way during a crisis.
While the car remains the primary vehicle for personal transport, urban planners are increasingly prioritizing public transit to reduce carbon emissions and traffic congestion.
Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehere (“to carry”).
Commonly used as a general term for cars, trucks, and motorcycles; in formal contexts, it can also refer to a medium for ideas or art.