# vehicle

Pronunciation: say "VEE-uh-kuhl" US /ˈvi.ə.kəl/, AUS /ˈvɪː(ə).kəl/; UK say "VEE-i-kuhl" /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/

## Noun

1. A device, such as a car, truck, or ship, used to carry people, animals, or goods from one place to another.
   - Simple: A machine like a car, bus, or truck that carries people or things from place to place.
   - _The delivery vehicle pulled up outside the warehouse just after dawn._
   - _Emergency vehicles raced toward the scene of the crash._
2. A thing used to achieve, express, or display something; especially a film, play, or song designed to show off the talents of a particular performer.
   - Simple: Something used to achieve a goal or to express or show something, such as a film made to show off an actor.
   - _The trust was set up as a vehicle for passing wealth to her children._
   - _The musical was written as a vehicle for its young lead, giving her three solo numbers._
3. A substance, usually a liquid, oil, or gel, that carries or holds another substance, such as the inactive base of a medicine or the liquid in paint that holds the pigment.
   - Simple: A liquid or cream that carries the main ingredient, like the base of a medicine or the liquid part of paint.
   - _The active ingredient is dissolved in a vehicle suited to skin absorption._
   - _Choosing the right vehicle affects how quickly the medicine takes effect._

## Verb

4. To carry or convey someone or something in a vehicle, or as though in one. *(rare)*
   - Simple: To carry someone or something from place to place using a vehicle.
5. To travel from place to place by riding in a vehicle rather than on foot. *(rare)*
   - Simple: To go from one place to another by riding in a vehicle.

## Other meanings

- (noun) An animal (or rarely a plant) that serves as the mount on which a Hindu deity rides or sits.
- (noun) In Buddhism, a mode or method of spiritual practice that carries a follower toward enlightenment; a yana.

## Origin

Latin vehere ("to carry") gave vehiculum ("a carriage, conveyance"), and French véhicule passed it on to English.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/vehicle (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).