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View synonyms for motor vehicle

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of motor vehicle1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

But in 2021, he revealed he no longer had a motor vehicle, saying "I am now Zero Jags".

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ICE has said that Ibarra was arrested in New York City in September 2023 and was charged with "acting in a manner to injure a child less than 17 and a motor vehicle license violation".

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The Peugeot driver was taken to hospital and the four female occupants of the Toyota were arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.

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The EPA says power plants are the second-largest source of carbon pollution, behind motor vehicles.

“Defeat devices significantly increase air pollution from motor vehicles, particularly in communities that already are overburdened by pollution,” said David M. Uhlmann, assistant administrator for the EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance.

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