vehicle

The definition of a vehicle is a type of transportation or a way that something is conveyed.

(noun)

See vehicle in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

any device or contrivance for carrying or conveying persons or objects, esp. over land or in space, as an automobile, bicycle, sled, or spacecraft
a means by which thoughts are expressed or made known: music as the vehicle for one's ideas
in a metaphor, that word or term whose usual, literal meaning is applied in a figurative, nonliteral way to the tenor (sense ): in “all the world's a stage”, “world” is the tenor and “stage” is the vehicle
a play, film, etc. thought of as a means of communication or as a means of presenting a specified actor or company
Painting a liquid, as water or oil, with which pigments are mixed for use
Pharmacy a substance, as a syrup, in which medicines are given

Origin: Fr véhicule < L vehiculum, carriage < vehere, to carry: see way

See vehicle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. A device or structure for transporting persons or things; a conveyance: a space vehicle.
b. A self-propelled conveyance that runs on tires; a motor vehicle.
A medium through which something is transmitted, expressed, or accomplished: His novels are a vehicle for his political views.
The concrete or specific word or phrase that is applied to the tenor of a metaphor and gives the metaphor its figurative power, as walking shadow in “Life's but a walking shadow” (Shakespeare).
A play, role, or piece of music used to display the special talents of one performer or company.
A substance of no therapeutic value used to convey an active medicine for administration.
A substance, such as oil, in which paint pigments are mixed for application.