Phrase guide

motor vehicle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any land-based means of transportation in the form of a machine that operates primarily through a motor to provide power to rotate the tires.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vehicle, conveyance

2

noun

Meaning 2

a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: automotive vehicle

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: self-propelled vehicle

Narrower terms: amphibian, amphibious vehicle, bloodmobile, car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar, doodlebug, four-wheel drive, 4WD, go-kart, golfcart, golf cart, hearse, motorcycle, bike, snowplow, snowplough, truck, motortruck

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 汽車 /汽车 (qìchē) — any land-based means of transportation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 機動車 /机动车 (jīdòngchē) — any land-based means of transportation
  • Danish: motorkøretøj — any land-based means of transportation
  • Dutch: motorvoertuig — any land-based means of transportation
  • Esperanto: motorveturilo — any land-based means of transportation
  • Faroese: motorakfar — any land-based means of transportation
  • Finnish: moottoriajoneuvo — any land-based means of transportation
  • French: véhicule automobile — any land-based means of transportation
  • Galician: automóbil — any land-based means of transportation
  • Georgian: ავტომობილი (avṭomobili) — any land-based means of transportation
  • German: Kraftfahrzeug — any land-based means of transportation
  • Hindi: वाहन (vāhan) — any land-based means of transportation
  • Hindi: गाड़ी (gāṛī) — any land-based means of transportation
  • Icelandic: vélknúið ökutæki — any land-based means of transportation
  • Indonesian: kendaraan bermotor — any land-based means of transportation
  • Irish: feithicil mhótair — any land-based means of transportation
  • Italian: autoveicolo — any land-based means of transportation
  • Lithuanian: motorinė transporto priemonė — any land-based means of transportation
  • Malay: kenderaan bermotor — any land-based means of transportation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: motorkjøretøy — any land-based means of transportation
  • Norwegian Bokmål: motorvogn — any land-based means of transportation
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: motorkøyretøy — any land-based means of transportation
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: motorvogn — any land-based means of transportation
  • Polish: pojazd silnikowy — any land-based means of transportation
  • Portuguese: automóvel — any land-based means of transportation
  • Romanian: autovehicul — any land-based means of transportation
  • Romanian: automobil — any land-based means of transportation
  • Russian: автомоби́ль (avtomobílʹ) — any land-based means of transportation
  • Russian: автомаши́на (avtomašína) — any land-based means of transportation
  • Spanish: vehículo automóvil — any land-based means of transportation
  • Swedish: motorfordon — any land-based means of transportation