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
Recent Examples on the Web
Operating a motor vehicle in violation of license class.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
Police said Brooks had active felony warrants out of Denver for failure to appear on a larceny charge and out of Jefferson County for motor vehicle theft.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
Peterson has been charged with one count of child endangerment and three counts of operating a motor vehicle under the influence.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
There were 126 motor vehicle accidents here in 2022, 104 in 2021, 108 in 2020, and 210 in 2019.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 22 Nov. 2025
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
Police said Brooks had active felony warrants out of Denver for failure to appear on a larceny charge and out of Jefferson County for motor vehicle theft.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
Peterson has been charged with one count of child endangerment and three counts of operating a motor vehicle under the influence.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025
There were 126 motor vehicle accidents here in 2022, 104 in 2021, 108 in 2020, and 210 in 2019.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 22 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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