vehicle
vehicle Lexical Profile
vehicle Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A machine, usually equipped with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially on land.
"The police stopped a suspicious vehicle traveling on the highway just before midnight."
A medium, means, or channel through which something is expressed, communicated, or achieved.
"The independent film served as a perfect vehicle for the young actor to showcase her dramatic range."
An inactive substance, typically a liquid, used as a medium to suspend or carry an active pharmaceutical ingredient, pigment, or other chemical.
"The pharmacist mixed the powdered antibiotic into a sweet liquid vehicle to create an oral suspension for the child."
Word Origin & Etymology
From French 'véhicule' or directly from Latin 'vehiculum' (carriage, conveyance), from the verb 'vehere' meaning 'to carry or convey'.
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