motor vehicle
noun
: an automotive vehicle not operated on rails
especially
: one with rubber tires for use on highways
Synonyms of motor vehicle
Examples of motor vehicle in a Sentence
You can register your car at the Registry of Motor Vehicles.
got a license to drive a motor vehicle the minute she turned 16
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Perry has been charged with kidnapping, inflicting bodily harm or terrorizing victim; grand theft motor vehicle; resisting an officer; possession of a firearm by a minor; and burglary.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
These vehicles would have the unique ability to operate both on public roads as motor vehicles and in the air as aircraft.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Klinger was charged Wednesday with leaving the scene of a fatal accident, circumventing of ignition interlock device, a subsequent offense for driving while suspended and for having no proof of motor vehicle liability insurance coverage, according to court documents.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
Any person may claim a deer, bear or turkey that has been accidentally killed by a motor vehicle, but the driver of the vehicle that collided with and kills the animal has first priority to the carcass, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 2025
These vehicles would have the unique ability to operate both on public roads as motor vehicles and in the air as aircraft.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Klinger was charged Wednesday with leaving the scene of a fatal accident, circumventing of ignition interlock device, a subsequent offense for driving while suspended and for having no proof of motor vehicle liability insurance coverage, according to court documents.
—Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
Any person may claim a deer, bear or turkey that has been accidentally killed by a motor vehicle, but the driver of the vehicle that collided with and kills the animal has first priority to the carcass, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for motor vehicle
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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