vehicular

vehicle | American Dictionary

vehicle
noun
us/ˈvi·ɪ·kəl, -hɪ·kəl/

vehiclenoun (MACHINE)

[ C ]
something used to transport people or goods, esp. something used on land or roads:
an underwater vehicle
The snow stranded hundreds of vehicles on an interstate highway.

vehiclenoun (WAY)

[ Cusually sing ]
a way of achieving something:
Many say Morse code is an outdated vehicle for communication in today's high-tech world.
She used her celebrity status as a vehicle to run for political office.

vehicular

adjective[ not gradable ]us/viˈhɪk·jə·lər/
Pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the neighborhood have both increased.

vehicle | Business English

vehicle
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈviːɪkl/us
TRANSPORT
a car, bus, truck, etc.:
The tollways are used daily by 1.3 million vehicles.
a commercial/domestic/recreational vehicleDomestic vehicle sales will remain strong for a while.
something that can be used as a way of achieving, producing, or expressing something:
a vehicle for sthStrong leadership was seen as the major vehicle for bringing about successful change.
FINANCE
a type of investment:
a savings/investment vehicleThe company has announced the launch of new internet investment vehicles for Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
In the future we'll see new vehicles and new ways of producing the money that you need.

Examples of vehicle

vehicle
As the cost of robotic vehicles goes down and their size becomes more compact the number of military and industrial applications of multi-robot systems increases.
They serve as a vehicle for mobilising support and most importantly perhaps, as agents of elite recruitment.
Liposomes are lipid membrane particles that serve as vehicles or delivery systems for vaccine antigens.
We describe the results of a case-control study and environmental investigation into the source and vehicle(s) responsible for this outbreak.
For simplicity, each vehicle is assumed to be symmetric about the longitudinal plane, so only half of the front and rear view is drawn.
They therefore seek to invest economically more efficiently through other vehicles such as public offer funds.
Every modern democracy has elected legislatures and political parties, each of which is a vehicle for a specific type of representation.
This vehicle is equipped with two driving wheels.
The pilot service team attended 198 of these calls either alone or in conjunction with other emergency vehicles.
Spaces were sold to advertisers on the interior and exterior of all vehicles.
To what extent can a general theory of obstacles be adapted to a wide variety of autonomous vehicle applications?
Indeed, for a simple probe we already (as stated) possess the technology to launch such a vehicle.
Use of these vehicles has allowed for and encouraged the dispersion of dwellings, which are being built increasingly further away from the original town core.
The vertical behaviours that run on the vehicle include maintain minimal depth, maintain minimum altitude, maintain depth and maintain altitude.
The vehicle agent then proceeds to generate the individual route plan as travel-service directed.
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Collocations withvehicle

vehicle

These are words often used in combination with vehicle.

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abandoned vehicle
The vigorous pursuit of tax dodgers will therefore reduce the abandonedvehicle problem.
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