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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Mamadou Diallo, 24, faces six counts of first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and eight counts of forgery, according to a press release from Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office director of communications Jazzlyn Johnson.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
He's charged with reckless operation of a motor vehicle, malicious destruction of property over $1,200, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
—Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Now, carbon dioxide is also generated by industries, exhaust from motor vehicles and more.
—Beronda L. Montgomery, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Several of the sites the city chose for the cameras were locations where pedestrians had been struck and killed by motor vehicles in the last five years.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2026
He's charged with reckless operation of a motor vehicle, malicious destruction of property over $1,200, three counts of assault with a dangerous weapon, and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
—Penny Kmitt, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
Now, carbon dioxide is also generated by industries, exhaust from motor vehicles and more.
—Beronda L. Montgomery, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Several of the sites the city chose for the cameras were locations where pedestrians had been struck and killed by motor vehicles in the last five years.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2026
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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