motor vehicle
noun
: an automotive vehicle not operated on rails
especially
: one with rubber tires for use on highways
Synonyms
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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Emergency crews received a report of a motor vehicle versus pedestrian collision on Winter Lane just before 11:30 a.m. and responded to the area, according to Sgt.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2024
By contrast, the many electric — and gas-powered — mopeds on city streets are legally defined as motorcycles and required to be registered with the DMV and carry license plates like a larger motor vehicle.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024
Larger loan amounts require a first lien on a motor vehicle no more than ten years old, that meets our value requirements, titled in your name with valid insurance.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 10 July 2024
The suspect, a 58-year-old man from Oakland, was booked into San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, theft of a motor vehicle, resisting or delaying a peace officer and false identification to a peace officer.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2024
By contrast, the many electric — and gas-powered — mopeds on city streets are legally defined as motorcycles and required to be registered with the DMV and carry license plates like a larger motor vehicle.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024
Larger loan amounts require a first lien on a motor vehicle no more than ten years old, that meets our value requirements, titled in your name with valid insurance.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 10 July 2024
The suspect, a 58-year-old man from Oakland, was booked into San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, elder abuse, theft of a motor vehicle, resisting or delaying a peace officer and false identification to a peace officer.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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