motor vehicle
noun
: an automotive vehicle not operated on rails
especially
: one with rubber tires for use on highways
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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Massey, 32, faces charges of kidnapping, rape, domestic battery involving strangulation and motor vehicle theft.
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CBS News, 6 June 2025
Overdoses and drug poisonings are now the third leading cause of death in people under age 20, behind firearms and motor vehicle crashes.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Read is charged with second degree murder, manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence and leaving a scene of personal injury and death.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 June 2025
How to check if your call is recalled Both the NHTSA recall database and USA TODAY's recall database for car and motor vehicle recalls are regularly updated with the latest status on vehicles, car parts or car accessories.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 29 May 2025
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CBS News, 6 June 2025
Overdoses and drug poisonings are now the third leading cause of death in people under age 20, behind firearms and motor vehicle crashes.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 5 June 2025
Read is charged with second degree murder, manslaughter while operating a motor vehicle under the influence and leaving a scene of personal injury and death.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 3 June 2025
How to check if your call is recalled Both the NHTSA recall database and USA TODAY's recall database for car and motor vehicle recalls are regularly updated with the latest status on vehicles, car parts or car accessories.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 29 May 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 17 Jun. 2025.
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