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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Using a state motor vehicle database, investigators quickly identified a gold Ford truck that belonged to Hughes.
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 2 May 2025
How to check if your car is recalled Car owners looking to check the status of their vehicles, car parts or car accessories can enter their information into the NHTSA recall database or check USA TODAY's recall database for car and motor vehicle recalls.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The trooper then conducted a motor vehicle stop and identified the operator as 33-year-old Antonio Carcia of Glastonbury.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
These changes will speed up collision trials involving commercial motor vehicles so victims get justice quicker while decreasing legal costs for Texas businesses.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Doc Louallen, ABC News, 2 May 2025
How to check if your car is recalled Car owners looking to check the status of their vehicles, car parts or car accessories can enter their information into the NHTSA recall database or check USA TODAY's recall database for car and motor vehicle recalls.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
The trooper then conducted a motor vehicle stop and identified the operator as 33-year-old Antonio Carcia of Glastonbury.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2025
These changes will speed up collision trials involving commercial motor vehicles so victims get justice quicker while decreasing legal costs for Texas businesses.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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 9 May. 2025.
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