Vehicle vs. Automobile

Vehicle vs. Automobile — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Vehicle and Automobile

Vehiclenoun

A conveyance; a device for carrying or transporting substances, objects or individuals.

Automobilenoun

A type of vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load. A car or motorcar.

Vehiclenoun

A medium for expression of talent or views.

Automobileverb

To travel by automobile.

Vehiclenoun

A liquid content (e.g. oil) which acts as a binding and drying agent in paint. (FM 55-501).

Automobileadjective

Self-moving; self-propelled.

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Vehiclenoun

(pharmaceuticals) The main excipient (such as an oil or gel) that conveys the active ingredient of a drug.

Automobilenoun

4-wheeled motor vehicle; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine;

he needs a car to get to work

Vehiclenoun

An entity to achieve an end.

Automobileverb

travel in an automobile

Vehiclenoun

(Buddhism) A mode or method of spiritual practice; a yana.

Vehiclenoun

(Hinduism) An animal or (rarely) a plant on which a Hindu deity rides or sits

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Vehiclenoun

a conveyance that transports people or objects

Vehiclenoun

a medium for the expression or achievement of something;

his editorials provided a vehicle for his political viewsa congregation is a vehicle of group identity

Vehiclenoun

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