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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The seizure occurred during a safety inspection of a commercial motor vehicle on Interstate 40 in Crawford County, according to a news release. River Valley Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2025 Sanchez was arrested at the hospital last Saturday on counts of battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication, all which are misdemeanors. Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025 Sanchez is facing a level 5 felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury charge and three misdemeanor charges, battery resulting in injury, public intoxication, and unlawful entry of a motor vehicle. Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 12 Oct. 2025 Silvio De La Cruz, no address given, operation of an unregistered motor vehicle. Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for motor vehicle

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of motor vehicle was in 1890

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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

motor vehicle

noun
: a motorized vehicle (as an automobile or motorcycle) not operated on rails

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