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Word: Vehicle
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: from French véhicule or Latin vehiculum, from vehere ‘carry’
ˈviːɪkl
a thing used for transporting people or goods, especially on land, such as a car, lorry, or cart
Short Definition:thing used for transporting people or goods
Examples:- the vehicle was sent skidding across the road
- a heavy goods vehicle
a thing used to express, embody, or fulfil something
Short Definition:thing used to express, embody, or fulfil something
Examples:- 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
Short Definition:film, television programme, song, etc.
Examples:- 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.
Short Definition:privately controlled company through which individual or organization conducts particular kind of business
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