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
Recent Examples on the Web
The Inland Rail Trail is a 21-mile bike path that is 8 to 10 feet wide with a 2-foot-wide unpaved shoulder and barriers separating the trail from motor vehicles.
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Wisconsin vehicle title fee increases to $207 The fee for a motor vehicle title or title transfer will increase from $157 to $207.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Leaving the scene of motor vehicle collision causing personal injury.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Over the last five years, more than 500,000 clean energy jobs have been added, far surpassing the growth in the fossil fuel, gas and diesel motor vehicle sectors.
—Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
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Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Wisconsin vehicle title fee increases to $207 The fee for a motor vehicle title or title transfer will increase from $157 to $207.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Leaving the scene of motor vehicle collision causing personal injury.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Over the last five years, more than 500,000 clean energy jobs have been added, far surpassing the growth in the fossil fuel, gas and diesel motor vehicle sectors.
—Daniel Manzo, ABC News, 23 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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