Vehicle

English Meaning

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.

1. A device or structure for transporting persons or things; a conveyance: a space vehicle.
2. A self-propelled conveyance that runs on tires; a motor vehicle.
3. A medium through which something is transmitted, expressed, or accomplished: His novels are a vehicle for his political views.
4. The concrete or specific word or phrase that is applied to the tenor of a metaphor and gives the metaphor its figurative power, as walking shadow in "Life's but a walking shadow” ( Shakespeare).
5. A play, role, or piece of music used to display the special talents of one performer or company.
6. A substance of no therapeutic value used to convey an active medicine for administration.
7. A substance, such as oil, in which paint pigments are mixed for application.