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vehicle

/ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/ UK
/ˈvɪə̯.kəl/ UK
/ˈvɪjɪk(ə)l/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈvɪjək(ə)l/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈvɪːk(ə)l/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈvi.ə.kəl/ US
/ˈviˌ(h)ɪ.kəl/ US
/ˈvɪː(ə).kəl/ Australia
/ˈvɛ.hɪ.kəl/ Appalachia, Ireland, South Asia

Rhymes with -iːɪkəl, -ɪəkəl, -iːəkəl, -iːhɪkəl, -ɛhɪkəl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehō, vehere (“to carry”).

noun vehicles

A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals. But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.
A guided or aimed mobile object or apparatus, especially if intended or used as a weapon. kinetic kill vehicle
A medium for expression of talent or views. supporting actors in a Steven Spielberg vehicle
A liquid content (e.g., oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint.
The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug. an ointment with a petrolatum vehicle
An entity to achieve an end. mission service as a vehicle for development of better-rounded worldviews
A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.
Hinduism An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits.

Similar: vahan, vehicle, conveyance

verb vehicles · vehicling · vehicled

To transport in a vehicle, or as if in a vehicle.
To travel in a vehicle.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: vehicular, motoring, driving, driver, humvee, automobile, jeep, motorcar, bus, car, traffic, road, transportation, lorry, taxi, trolleybus

noun

Similar: vahan, vehicle, conveyance

Translations

Every language

noun conveyance

Español	vehículo, medio de transporte
한국어	차량 charyang, 탈것 talgeot
日本語	乗り物 norimono, 車両 sharyō
中文	車輛 /车辆 chēliàng
हिन्दी	वाहन vāhan, गाड़ी gāṛī
Kiswahili	gari
Português	veículo
Français	véhicule, moyen de transport
Deutsch	Fahrzeug, Gefährt, Vehikel, Wagen, Fuhrwerk, Verkehrsmittel
Italiano	veicolo
Ελληνικά	όχημα óchima, μέσο méso, φορέας foréas
Română	vehicul
Русский	тра́нспортное сре́дство tránsportnoje srédstvo, перево́зочное сре́дство perevózočnoje srédstvo
Tiếng Việt	xe cộ, xe
العربية	وَاسِطَة wāsiṭa, وَسِيلَة wasīla, عَرَبَة ʕaraba, مَرْكَبَة markaba, وَسِيلَةُ النَّقْل wasīlatu n-naql
עברית	רֶכֶב réchev, כְּלִי רֶכֶב k'lí réchev

noun medium

中文	媒介 méijiè
हिन्दी	साधन sādhan
Português	veículo, meio
Deutsch	Mittel, Vehikel, Instrument, Medium, Transportmittel, Aufhänger
Italiano	mezzo
Ελληνικά	μέσο méso
Română	mijloc de transport
Русский	тра́нспортное сре́дство tránsportnoje srédstvo, сре́дство переда́чи srédstvo peredáči, проводни́к provodník

noun binding and drying agent

Deutsch	Bindemittel, Filmbildner

noun pharmaceuticals: main excipient

Deutsch	Trägersubstanz, Träger

noun entity to achieve an end

Deutsch	Vehikel, Mittel
עברית	אֶמְצָעִי emtsa'í, כְּלִי k'lí, מַכְשִׁיר machshír

noun Hinduism: animal or plant on which a Hindu deity sits

Español	vehículo, vehículos
हिन्दी	वाहन vāhan

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@misc{vehicle_2026,
  title = {vehicle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vehicle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}