vehicle

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehō, vehere (“to carry”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈviː.ɪ.kəl/, /ˈvɪə̯.kəl/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˈvɪjɪk(ə)l/, /ˈvɪjək(ə)l/, /ˈvɪːk(ə)l/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvi.ə.kəl/, /ˈviˌ(h)ɪ.kəl/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˈvɪː(ə).kəl/ (Ireland, South Asia, Appalachia) IPA(key): /ˈvɛ.hɪ.kəl/ Rhymes: -iːɪkəl, -ɪəkəl, -iːəkəl, -iːɪkəl, -iːhɪkəl, -ɛhɪkəl Hyphenation: ve‧hi‧cle === Noun === vehicle (plural vehicles) A conveyance: a spacious device for carrying or transporting substances, objects, people or animals. A guided or aimed mobile object or apparatus, especially if intended or used as a weapon. A medium for expression of talent or views. A liquid content (e.g., oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint. (pharmaceuticals) The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug. An entity to achieve an end. (Buddhism) A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana. (Hinduism) An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits. ==== Synonyms ==== (Hinduism): vahan ==== Hyponyms ==== See also Thesaurus:vehicle ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === vehicle (third-person singular simple present vehicles, present participle vehicling, simple past and past participle vehicled) To transport in a vehicle, or as if in a vehicle. To travel in a vehicle. === Further reading === “vehicle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “vehicle”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “vehicle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin vehiculum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [bəˈi.klə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [vəˈi.klə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [veˈi.kle] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [beˈi.kle] === Noun === vehicle m (plural vehicles) vehicle ==== Related terms ==== vehicular === Further reading === “vehicle”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007