vehicle

Pronunciation: /ˈvi.ə.kəl/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a conveyance that transports people or objects
  2. noun a medium for the expression or achievement of something
  3. noun any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it

Etymology

Borrowed from French véhicule, from Latin vehiculum (“a carriage, conveyance”), from vehere (“to carry”).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
conveyance
Narrower (hyponyms)
skibob, sled, military vehicle, wheeled vehicle, steamroller, rocket

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