vehicle

Noun
  1. A conveyance that transports people or objects (synset 104531608)
    is a type of: conveyance, transport - something that serves as a means of transportation
    subtypes:
    • bumper car, dodgem - a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a special platform where there are many others to be dodged
    • craft - a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space
    • military vehicle - vehicle used by the armed forces
    • projectile, rocket - any vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
    • skibob - a vehicle resembling a bicycle but having skis instead of wheels; the rider wears short skis for balancing
    • sled, sledge, sleigh - a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
    • road roller, steamroller - vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements
    • wheeled vehicle - a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people
    has: dashboard, splashboard, splasher - protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.
  2. A medium for the expression or achievement of something (synset 106265658)
    "his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views"; "a congregation is a vehicle of group identity"; "the play was just a vehicle to display her talents"
    is a type of: medium - a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
  3. Any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it (synset 115136653)
    is a type of: substance - a particular kind or species of matter with uniform properties
  4. Any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another (synset 109306099)
    is a type of: object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
    same as: fomite

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