- (rather formal) a thing that is used for transporting people or goods from one place to another, such as a car or lorry
- motor vehicles (= cars, buses, lorries, etc.)
- Are you the driver of this vehicle?
- The police think that he was driving a stolen vehicle.
- rows of parked vehicles
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by car or lorrya2- He was seen driving away and his vehicle registration number was given to the police.
- Hire a four-wheel-drive vehicle—there are lots of spots to discover off the beaten track.
- She was blinded by the lights from an oncoming vehicle.
- Sniffer dogs were brought in to follow the men after they abandoned the vehicle in a ditch.
- The bus crashed into a stationary vehicle.
- The city centre is off-limits to wheeled vehicles.
- The president's car was being followed by a convoy of vehicles.
- The thieves escaped in a stolen vehicle.
- The vehicle was impounded as part of the police investigation.
- Total vehicle sales increased 5% from last year.
- Two drivers escaped injury when their vehicles collided near Thirsk.
- Vehicle crime has dropped by 16%.
- a vehicle equipped with a GPS receiver
- car owners whose vehicles have been towed (away)
- deaths from motor vehicle accidents
- taxis and private-hire vehicles
- tighter controls on vehicle emissions
- vehicles running on biodiesel
- vehicles running on lead-free petrol
- Tanks and armoured vehicles were used against the rebels.
- The paths will separate cycles from motor vehicles.
- The photograph had been taken from the window of a moving vehicle.
- Thousands of thefts from vehicles are reported every day.
- We heard the sound of a vehicle approaching.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- moving
- oncoming
- passing
- …
- convoy
- own
- hire
- rent
- …
- break down
- collide
- crash (into something)
- …
- emissions
- development
- manufacture
- …
- the front of a vehicle
- the rear of a vehicle
- the side of a vehicle
- …
- vehicle (for something) something that can be used to express your ideas or feelings, or as a way of achieving something
- Art may be used as a vehicle for propaganda.
- The play is an ideal vehicle for her talents.
Extra Examples- The Students' Union is the main vehicle of communication for students in the college.
- Soccer acts as a vehicle of expression for deprived or disaffected youth.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excellent
- ideal
- perfect
- …
- vehicle for
- vehicle of
- vehicle (for somebody/something) a film, television programme, song, etc. that allows a particular performer to show their ability
- The new series has been created as a vehicle for the young star.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French véhicule or Latin vehiculum, from vehere ‘carry’.
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