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
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He was convicted on June 5 of first-degree murder, manslaughter, assault, reckless endangerment, theft of a motor vehicle and other counts, according to a statement from the Delaware Department of Justice.
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Laura Fay, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Gates was serving time on five different cases; his longest sentence was a nine-year term for a 2023 motor vehicle theft in Douglas County.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
Correia pleaded guilty to misdemeanor negligent operation of a motor vehicle, court records show.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 8 June 2026
Larsen allegedly crashed into a motor vehicle at the intersection of South Street East and Hill Street just before noon Friday in Raynham.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
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Laura Fay, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Gates was serving time on five different cases; his longest sentence was a nine-year term for a 2023 motor vehicle theft in Douglas County.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
Correia pleaded guilty to misdemeanor negligent operation of a motor vehicle, court records show.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 8 June 2026
Larsen allegedly crashed into a motor vehicle at the intersection of South Street East and Hill Street just before noon Friday in Raynham.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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