motor vehicle

noun

Definition of motor vehiclenext
as in car
a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels got a license to drive a motor vehicle the minute she turned 16

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Recent Examples of motor vehicle Reynoso has been arrested 20 times since 2001, with charges including harassment, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, assault larceny, petty larceny and robbery. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026 Richard Johnson, 32, of Detroit, was arraigned on Monday at 16th District Court in Livonia on one count each of felony larceny and felony larceny from a motor vehicle, along with six counts of misdemeanor larceny, Livonia police said. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Now, a cross-sectional study based on a registry of fatal US motor vehicle crashes has found that the love of her albums may have even contributed a statistically significant bump in deadly traffic accidents, presumably by distracting drivers. — Mike McRae 18, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026 He was also found guilty in June of one count each of fleeing a pursuing peace officer’s motor vehicle while driving recklessly, assault by means of force likely to produce great bodily injury and driving or taking a vehicle without consent. — City News Service, Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for motor vehicle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor vehicle
  1. car
  2. bus
  3. automobile
  4. machine
  5. wheels
Noun
  • Another win was with a European car maker that replaced its next-gen Endpoint Detection and Response, legacy SIEM, and legacy vulnerability management product with an eight-figure net-new Falcon Flex.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Some residents of Gary, a Rust Belt city on the shore of Lake Michigan, around 25 miles southeast of Chicago, described people sleeping in their running cars with the air conditioning on to get some relief from the heat.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of car
Noun
  • The Elvevelds bought and gutted an old, assisted living bus and turned it into a rolling plant store for farmers markets, festivals and events all over the state.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Drivers should remain stopped until the arm is retracted and the bus begins moving again.
    — Andrew Adeolu, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of bus
Noun
  • Trump has threatened to also double tariffs on automobiles and auto parts from Canada from 25% to 50%.
    — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The invention of steel permitted the rise of skyscrapers, the automobile inspired highway systems and the internet gave rise to a whole new set of digital spaces.
    — George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of automobile
Noun
  • The pace of improvement in AI models has led many observers to predict that human intelligence may soon be overtaken by the cognitive capacity of machines.
    — George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • China has a virtual monopoly on these minerals, which are critical to making everything from cars and jet engines to smartphones and even the dye used in MRI machines.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of machine
Noun
  • Amsterdam is crowded, and cars, trams, bikers, and pedestrians seem to float by from all directions in silence … lost in the white noise of breezing through this dreamy city on two wheels.
    — Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In the library/innovation center, the furniture like whiteboard tables, benches, booths, ottomans and shelves are on wheels, easily moved to change the layout and open up the space for events, assemblies or performances.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of wheels

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“Motor vehicle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20vehicle. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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