motor vehicle

[ moh-ter vee-i-kuhlor, sometimes, 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

The hackers say their latest series of attacks has given them access to drone footage from protest crackdowns, the Ministry of Interior Affairs’s mobile-phone surveillance database, and databases for passports, motor vehicles, and more.

From MIT Technology Review

Nationally, the number of overdose deaths was more than double the estimated number of motor vehicle fatalities.

From Washington Post

Globally, heavy-duty vehicles, including trucks and buses, make up about 10% of all motor vehicles but produce around half of their carbon dioxide emissions and over 70% of particulate pollution from vehicles worldwide.

From MIT Technology Review

Modest job declines in motor vehicle manufacturing, of about 12,000, and construction, of about 7,000, could be a sign that material shortages continue to plague some sectors of the economy, Matus said.

From Washington Post

In general, if you’re in a motor vehicle you’ll need to yield to everyone else on the trail and slow down or stop to let hikers, cyclists, or anyone else pass.

From Outside Online

And the laws closing those few wild areas to motor vehicle or ATV use: Most public lands are far too open to vehicular use.

From The Daily Beast

Pelly denies driving a motor vehicle when his alcohol level was above the limit.

From The Daily Beast

In 2010 more people died from suicide than from motor vehicle crashes.

From The Daily Beast

Mu-Chen Li, et al. “Marijuana Use and Motor Vehicle Crashes.”

From The Daily Beast

The following year, he was arrested again, this time for burglary from a motor vehicle.

From The Daily Beast

Average annual pay of carriers was $1,162.50, including motor vehicle service.

From Project Gutenberg

Many nights they had spent working over a new type of engine, one that had never been set in a motor vehicle before.

From Project Gutenberg

Italy did not buy a single American motor vehicle for war purposes.

From Project Gutenberg

When the internal combustion motor vehicle was improved, road building began in earnest.

From Project Gutenberg

The uses to which the motor vehicle has been put are legion.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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