vehicle noun
1 used for transporting people or things
ADJ. moving, oncoming, passing She was blinded by the lights from an oncoming vehicle. | parked, stationary The bus crashed into a stationary vehicle. | unattended | stolen The thieves escaped in a stolen vehicle. | horse-drawn, motor | electric, diesel, petrol/petrol-driven | wheeled The city centre is off-limits to wheeled vehicles. | road | four-wheel-drive | all-terrain, off-road | vintage | private | commercial, delivery, (heavy) goods | emergency | police | armoured, military
QUANT. convoy The president's car was being followed by a convoy of vehicles.
VERB + VEHICLE own | hire Hire a four-wheel-drive vehicle?there are lots of spots to discover off the beaten track. | drive | park | impound, tow away The vehicle was impounded as part of the police investigation. | abandon Sniffer dogs were brought in to follow the men after they abandoned the vehicle in a ditch.
VEHICLE + VERB arrive An eyewitness said, ‘We saw loads of smoke, and then the emergency vehicles arrived.’ | break down | collide, crash (into sth) Two drivers escaped injury when their vehicles collided near Thirsk. | run on sth vehicles running on lead-free petrol
VEHICLE + NOUN emission tighter controls on vehicle emissions | manufacture
2 sth used for communicating ideas/achieving sth
ADJ. excellent, ideal, perfect | important, main, major
PREP. ~ for The play is a perfect vehicle for her talents. | ~ of The Students' Union is the main vehicle of communication for students in the college.
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