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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Vehicle \Ve"hi*cle\, n. [L. vehiculum, fr. vehere to carry; akin
     to E. way, wain. See Way, n., and cf. Convex, Inveigh,
     Veil, Vex.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be,
        carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh,
        bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a
        means of conveyance upon land.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. That which is used as the instrument of conveyance or
        communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A simple style forms the best vehicle of thought to
              a popular assembly.                   --Wirt.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Pharm.) A substance in which medicine is taken.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Paint.) Any liquid with which a pigment is applied,
        including whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive
        substance is combined with it.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Water is used in fresco and in water-color painting,
           the colors being consolidated with gum arabic; size is
           used in distemper painting. In oil painting, the fixed
           oils of linseed, nut, and poppy, are used; in
           encaustic, wax is the vehicle. --Fairholt.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     5. (Chem.) A liquid used to spread sensitive salts upon glass
        and paper for use in photography.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Vehicle \Ve"hi*cle\, n. [L. vehiculum, fr. vehere to carry; akin
     to E. way, wain. See Way, n., and cf. Convex, Inveigh,
     Veil, Vex.]
     1. That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be,
        carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh,
        bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a
        means of conveyance upon land.
  
     2. That which is used as the instrument of conveyance or
        communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy.
  
              A simple style forms the best vehicle of thought to
              a popular assembly.                   --Wirt.
  
     3. (Pharm.) A substance in which medicine is taken.
  
     4. (Paint.) Any liquid with which a pigment is applied,
        including whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive
        substance is combined with it.
  
     Note: Water is used in fresco and in water-color painting,
           the colors being consolidated with gum arabic; size is
           used in distemper painting. In oil painting, the fixed
           oils of linseed, nut, and poppy, are used; in
           encaustic, wax is the vehicle. --Fairholt.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Vehicle \Ve"hi*cle\, n. (Chem.)
     A liquid used to spread sensitive salts upon glass and paper
     for use in photography.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  vehicle
       n 1: a conveyance that transports people or objects
       2: a medium for the expression or achievement of something;
          "his editorials provided a vehicle for his political
          views"; "a congregation is a vehicle of group identity"
       3: any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or
          dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious
          agents from one person to another [syn: fomite]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vehicle
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 (ετ μέσο μεταφοράς en) το όχημα
     2 το μέσο, οτιδήποτε χρησιμοποιείται για επικοινωνία και πληροφόρηση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vehicle
     n.
     A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances,
  objects or individuals.
     vb.
     1 to transport in a vehicle, or as if in a vehicle
     2 to travel in a vehicle

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  vehicle
     n.
     A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances,
  objects or individuals.
     vb.
     1 to transport in a vehicle, or as if in a vehicle
     2 to travel in a vehicle

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  vehicle
     n.
     A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances,
  objects or individuals.
     vb.
     1 to transport in a vehicle, or as if in a vehicle
     2 to travel in a vehicle

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  vehicle
     n.
     A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances,
  objects or individuals.
     vb.
     1 to transport in a vehicle, or as if in a vehicle
     2 to travel in a vehicle

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vehicle
     Englanti n.
     1 kulkuneuvo, kulkuväline
     2 ajoneuvo

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  vehicle
     Katalanska n.
     fordon

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  vehicle /vˈiəkəl/
  voertuig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Vehicle /vˈiəkəl/
  العربة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  vehicle //ˈvi.ə.kəl// //ˈviˌ(h)ɪ.kəl// //ˈviː.ɪ.kəl// //ˈvɛ.hɪ.kəl// //ˈvɪə.kəl// //ˈvɪː(ə).kəl// 
  вози́ло, прево́зно сре́дство
  conveyance

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  vehicle /vˈiəkəl/
  prostředek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  vehicle /vˈiəkəl/ 
  vůz

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  vehicle /vˈiəkəl/
  vozu

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  vehicle /vˈiəkəl/ 
  vozidlo