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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Unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
In exchange for the plea, court documents show prosecutors agreed to dismiss charges of stealing a motor vehicle and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
In exchange for Matariyeh’s plea, Kandiyohi County prosecutors agreed to dismiss a felony first-degree assault charge and a felony charge of fleeing police in a motor vehicle.
—Dale Morin, Twin Cities, 26 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
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Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
In exchange for the plea, court documents show prosecutors agreed to dismiss charges of stealing a motor vehicle and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Nov. 2025
In exchange for Matariyeh’s plea, Kandiyohi County prosecutors agreed to dismiss a felony first-degree assault charge and a felony charge of fleeing police in a motor vehicle.
—Dale Morin, Twin Cities, 26 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
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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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