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VEHICLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A conveyance that transports people or objects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("vehicle" is a kind of...):
conveyance; transport (something that serves as a means of transportation)
Meronyms (parts of "vehicle"):
dashboard; splashboard; splasher (protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vehicle"):
bumper car; Dodgem (a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged)
craft (a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space)
military vehicle (vehicle used by the armed forces)
projectile; rocket (any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine)
skibob (a vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancing)
sled; sledge; sleigh (a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow)
road roller; steamroller (vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements)
wheeled vehicle (a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people)
Derivation:
vehicular (of or relating to or intended for (motor) vehicles)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A medium for the expression or achievement of something
Example:
the play was just a vehicle to display her talents
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("vehicle" is a kind of...):
medium (a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another
Synonyms:
fomite; vehicle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("vehicle" is a kind of...):
object; physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("vehicle" is a kind of...):
substance (a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties)
Context examples:
A side benefit of the process is that the carbon can hold electrical charge, becoming a supercapacitor, so it could potentially be used as a component in future vehicles.
(Scientists Turn CO2 into Solid Coal, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
It’s also difficult to get the molecules into cells – they need to be transported by another vehicle acting as a delivery agent.
(Nanoparticles used to transport anti-cancer agent to cells, University of Cambridge)
While it was conducted with gold nanoparticles, the researchers from University of Edinburgh, UK, believe that the results can be extended to nanoparticles in vehicle exhaust.
(Nanoparticles raise vascular risk by escaping the lungs, SciDev.Net)
The devices sense when a vehicle is undergoing testing and reduce emissions to comply with government standards.
(Diesel Pollutes More Than Lab Tests Detect, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A question about whether an individual is or was able to drive a vehicle.
(Able to Drive a Vehicle, NCI Thesaurus)
The company, CRRC, called the electric vehicle a “smart bus.”
(Driverless Bus-train Hybrid Runs on Virtual Painted Tracks, VOA)
This cream can also be used as a vehicle or base for topically applied medications.
(Derma-Membrane-Structure Topical Cream, NCI Thesaurus)
These vehicle emissions are mixtures of gases and particles that are easily inhaled and have adverse health effects.
(Pregnancy hypertension risk increased by traffic-related air pollution, National Institutes of Health)
A non-infectious mixture containing recombinant hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in a liquid vehicle.
(Hepatitis B Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
These letters were but the vehicle for gallantry and trick.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
