vehicle

Definitions


[ˈviːɪkl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thing used for transporting people or goods, especially on land, such as a car, lorry, or cart
(e.g: the vehicle was sent skidding across the road)

- a thing used to express, embody, or fulfil something
(e.g: I use paint as a vehicle for my ideas)

- a film, television programme, song, etc. that is intended to display the leading performer to the best advantage
(e.g: a vehicle for a star who was one of Hollywood's hottest properties)

- a privately controlled company through which an individual or organization conducts a particular kind of business, especially investment


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from French véhicule or Latin vehiculum, from vehere ‘carry’




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