motor vehicle

[moh-ter vee-i-kuhl, vee-hi-]

noun

1. an automobile, truck, bus, or similar motor-driven conveyance.

motor vehicle

noun

1. a road vehicle driven by a motor or engine, esp an internal-combustion engine

Word History and Origins

Origin of motor vehicle¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Does Ridge Sabio know how to operate any motor vehicles common in this time period?

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"Nowadays, especially...electronics, photovoltaic generation, and batteries for all kinds of applications, including motorcycles and motor vehicles, come from China because they are truly very efficient."

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Stretching from Alaska to the pencil tip of Argentina, the 48,000km-long Pan-American Highway holds the record for the world's longest road navigable by motor vehicle.

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Sanchez has been charged with a level five felony of battery involving serious bodily injury as well as two misdemeanors — unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication — after an Oct.

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The film is a clever comment on the inextricable themes of masculinity and motor vehicles, summoning the energy of ’50s car culture and giving it a fearsome, eventually homicidal edge.

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Related Words

• auto 
• automobile 
• bus 
• car 
• truck 
• van