motor vehicle
noun
: an automotive vehicle not operated on rails
especially
: one with rubber tires for use on highways
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
Since 2002, this city on the Amazon River has been famously off-limits to motor vehicles.
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Mac Margolis, NPR, 12 May 2024
Special activities and free entry without the need for a motor vehicle permit.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 12 May 2024
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Mac Margolis, NPR, 12 May 2024
Special activities and free entry without the need for a motor vehicle permit.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 12 May 2024
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 May. 2024.
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