A vehicle (from Latin vehiculum) [1] is a machine designed for self- propulsion, usually to transport people, cargo, or both.

The meaning of VEHICLE is a means of carrying or transporting something. How to use vehicle in a sentence.

VEHICLE definition: any means in or by which someone travels or something is carried or conveyed; a means of conveyance or transport. See examples of vehicle used in a sentence.

(Definition of vehicle from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Dec 30, 2025 · vehicle (third-person singular simple present vehicles, present participle vehicling, simple past and past participle vehicled) To transport in a vehicle, or as if in a vehicle.

vehicle noun 1. conveyance, machine, motor vehicle, means of transport a vehicle which was somewhere between a tractor and a truck

A vehicle is a machine with an engine, such as a bus, car, or truck, that carries people or things from place to place. In order to operate a motor vehicle legally, a driver must obtain a …

There are 17 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun vehicle, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Definition of vehicle noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. (rather formal) a thing that is used for transporting people or goods from one place to another, such as a car or lorry. …

VEHICLE meaning: 1 : a machine that is used to carry people or goods from one place to another; 2 : the thing that allows something to be passed along, expressed, achieved, or shown