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 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. 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

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 1 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

motor vehicle

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

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