vehicle
1Vehicle — Ve hi*cle, n. [L. vehiculum, fr. vehere to carry; akin to E. way, wain. See {Way}, n., and cf. {Convex}, {Inveigh}, {Veil}, {Vex}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be, carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon,… …
2vehicle — 1610s, a medium through which a drug or medicine is administered, also any means of conveying or transmitting, from Fr. véhicule, from L. vehiculum means of transport, a vehicle, from vehere to carry, from PIE *wegh to go, transport in a vehicle… …
3vehicle — [vē′ə kəl, vē′hik΄əl] n. [Fr véhicule < L vehiculum, carriage < vehere, to carry: see WAY] 1. any device or contrivance for carrying or conveying persons or objects, esp. over land or in space, as an automobile, bicycle, sled, or spacecraft …
4vehicle — [n1] machine used for transportation agent, automobile, bicycle, boat, buggy, bus, cab, car, carrier, chariot, conveyance, crate*, jalopy*, jeep, mechanism, motorcycle, taxi, transport, truck, van, vector, wagon, wheels; concept 503 vehicle [n2]… …
5vehicle — ► NOUN 1) a thing used for transporting people or goods on land. 2) a means of expressing, embodying, or fulfilling something: she used paint as a vehicle for her ideas. 3) a film, programme, song, etc., intended to display the leading performer… …
6vehicle — vehicle. См. проводник. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …
7vehicle — index expedient, forum (medium), go between, instrument (tool), instrumentality, interagent, int …
8vehicle — *mean, instrument, instrumentality, agent, agency, medium, organ, channel …
9vehicle — [1] A conveyance on wheels or runners used to carry people or goods over land (e.g., bicycle, motorcycle, car, truck, sleigh, snowmobile). [2] A binder. [3] The liquid portion of an adhesive, coating, or sealer compound consisting of the binder… …
10vehicle — container/vehicle A container or vehicle, which has been built, equipped and approved to meet specific standards of construction and security. HM Customs & Revenue Glossary * * * vehicle ve‧hi‧cle [ˈviːɪkl] noun [countable] 1. formal a vehicle… …
