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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Edmonds and Oduor were charged with home invasion, assault, firearms offenses, motor vehicle violations, and interfering with a 911 call.
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Tony Aiello, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Edmonds and Oduor were both charged with home invasion, assault, firearms offenses, motor vehicle violations and interfering with a 911 call, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
The November gains were broad based, with motor vehicle and parts dealers, building material and garden centers, gas stations, sporting goods stores, and miscellaneous outlets all seeing gains eclipsing 1%.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
Back in 1983, Hanna moments before the deadly shooting stopped a motor vehicle in Auburn.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
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Tony Aiello, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Edmonds and Oduor were both charged with home invasion, assault, firearms offenses, motor vehicle violations and interfering with a 911 call, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2026
The November gains were broad based, with motor vehicle and parts dealers, building material and garden centers, gas stations, sporting goods stores, and miscellaneous outlets all seeing gains eclipsing 1%.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2026
Back in 1983, Hanna moments before the deadly shooting stopped a motor vehicle in Auburn.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
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 17 Jan. 2026.
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